Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the United States Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1307 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1307

Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the United States Forest Service
                 Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2026

  Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Case, Ms. King-Hinds, and Mr. Moylan)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
                             on Agriculture

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                               RESOLUTION

Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the United States Forest Service
                 Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.

Whereas the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (referred to in this preamble
        as the ``IPIF'') operates under a geographically based research
        portfolio and the Pacific Southwest Research Station Charter;
Whereas the IPIF has been serving the Pacific region, which is equal to the size
        of the continental United States, since 1956, following the orders of
        the Secretary of Agriculture;
Whereas the IPIF was congressionally authorized and established as an Institute
        in the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (commonly
        known as the ``1990 Farm Bill'') (Public Law 101-624; 104 Stat. 3359);
Whereas the mission of the IPIF has been to serve the research, development,
        demonstration, and technical assistance needs of Hawaii and United
        States-affiliated Pacific islands in addressing the frontiers of
        tropical ecology, natural resources, and management;
Whereas the IPIF provides the scientific information needed to advise officials
        regarding the restoration, conservation, and sustainability of tropical
        forests, grasslands, and wetlands of the Pacific;
Whereas wildfire threats escalate in island environments, and the IPIF's ongoing
        wildfire mapping, risk analysis, and science-driven fire-mitigation
        strategies, developed in collaboration with the Forest Service's Fire
        and Aviation Management, has transformed fire response capacity across
        the Pacific while reducing long-term risk and costs;
Whereas the IPIF conducts cutting edge tropical research in investigating
        invasive species and their impacts, developing conservation tools,
        including biocontrol agents, to support endemic wildlife and plants, and
        managing environmental stressors in the Pacific's ecosystems;
Whereas recent IPIF studies include findings on the pathogenicity and
        colonization of Rapid Ohia Death on Ohia trees and the changing
        population patterns of invasive strawberry guava trees in the Hawaiian
        rainforest;
Whereas the IPIF's Biocontrol Program has been a national leader in researching
        and administering safe, targeted, long-term weed and insect pest
        suppression to reduce the costs of large-scale land restoration;
Whereas the IPIF serves as a bridge between science and community, presenting
        indigenous perspectives through conservation partnerships and cultural
        stewardship to reach its conservation goals, increases the number of
        rural jobs, and empowers local decision making;
Whereas the IPIF's location on Hawaii Island makes it the premier Forest Service
        institute and hub for scientific research in the Pacific region and is
        vital to ensuring that the institute is able to carry out the research
        goals set forth by Congress in a fiscally responsible manner;
Whereas the IPIF is home to a dedicated workforce committed to their mission of
        serving the people and ecosystems of the Pacific;
Whereas the IPIF has been home to various research programs related to a diverse
        range of categories with national universities and government
        organizations;
Whereas healthy forests and watersheds are vital in providing important
        ecosystem services, including nutrient cycling, carbon storage, erosion
        prevention, increased biodiversity, wildlife movement corridors, water
        storage, flood control, and more; and
Whereas scientific research on our forests and watersheds is important for
        maintaining the landscape and biodiversity of the United States, and
        fighting against climate change: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commemorates the 70th anniversary of the United States
        Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (referred
        to in this resolution as the ``IPIF'');
            (2) recognizes the vital contributions that the research
        conducted and data produced by the IPIF have provided to the
        United States in understanding the ecosystems of the Pacific
        region;
            (3) acknowledges the importance of having the IPIF located
        on Hawaii Island; and
            (4) reaffirms the strong support of the House of
        Representatives for the critical ongoing operations of the IPIF
        and its staff.
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