H.R. 7518

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7518 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7518

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
ensure adequate staffing and resources for the Institute of Tropical 
Forestry and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 11, 2026

Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Hernandez, and Mr. Case) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
ensure adequate staffing and resources for the Institute of Tropical 
Forestry and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INSTITUTES OF TROPICAL FORESTRY AND PACIFIC ISLANDS 
FORESTRY.

Section 2407 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6706) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and pacific 
islands forestry'' after ``tropical forestry'';
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the second 
sentence, by striking ``The Institutes'' and inserting the 
following:
``(b) Activities.--The Institutes'';
(3) in the matter preceding subsection (b) (as so 
designated), by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
following:
``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Staffing and Resources.--The Secretary shall ensure that--
``(1) the Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico has 
a staff of not fewer than 50 individuals and adequate resources 
to credibly and substantially advance the science, research, 
demonstration, and knowledge exchange relating to the 
activities described in subsection (b); and
``(2) the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry has a staff 
of not fewer than 30 individuals and adequate resources to 
credibly and substantially advance the science, research, 
demonstration, and knowledge exchange relating to the 
activities described in subsection (b).''.
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