,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1 
#bjbf,ms4 ,hirono introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,food1         
,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade 
,act of #aiij to ensure adequate        
staffing and resources for the          
,institute of ,tropical ,forestry and   
the ,institute of ,pacific ,islands     
,forestry4  #a4 ,institutes of ,tropical
 ,forestry and ,pacific ,islands        
,forestry ,section #bdjg of the ,food1  
,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade 
,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fgjf7 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1  
by inserting and ,pacific ,islands      
,forestry after ,tropical ,forestry2    
7#b7 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#a71 in the second sentence1 by        
striking ,the ,institutes and inserting 
the following3  7b7 ,activities ,the    

,institutes  2  7#c7 in the matter      
preceding subsection 7b7 7as so         
designated71 by striking ,the ,secretary
 and inserting the following3  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary  2 and  7#d7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7c7   
,staffing and resources ,the ,secretary 
shall ensure that-- 7#a7 the ,institute 
of ,tropical ,forestry in ,puerto ,rico 
has a staff of not fewer than #ej       
individuals and adequate resources to   
credibly and substantially advance the  
science1 research1 demonstration1 and   
knowledge exchange relating to the      
activities described in subsection 7b72 
and  7#b7 the ,institute of ,pacific    
,islands ,forestry has a staff of not   
fewer than #cj individuals and adequate 
resources to credibly and substantially 
advance the science1 research1          
demonstration1 and knowledge exchange   
relating to the activities described in 
subsection 7b74  4