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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1567 

To eliminate corporate welfare programs of the Department of Agriculture, 

the Department of the Interior, the Department of Transportation, and 

other Federal agencies. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 15, 2013 

Mr. MULVANEY (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. JORDAN, 

Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. 

AMASH, Mr. MEADOWS, and Mr. SALMON) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, 

Natural Resources, Financial Services, and Armed Services, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To eliminate corporate welfare programs of the Department 

of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Transportation, and other Federal agencies. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Fair Deal Con5 solidating and Eliminating Outdated Subsidies Act of 

6 2013’’ or ‘‘New Fair Deal CEO’s Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 The table of contents of this Act is the following: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—SUGAR 

Sec. 101. Elimination of sugar price support and production adjustment programs and related sugar corporate welfare programs. 

Sec. 102. Elimination of sugar tariff and over-quota tariff rate. 

TITLE II—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 

ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS 

Sec. 201. Termination of NOAA Fishery promotion and development subsidies. 

Sec. 202. Termination of NOAA fisheries finance program. 

TITLE III—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS 

Sec. 301. High-speed rail. 

Sec. 302. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement. 

Sec. 303. Railroad research and development. 

TITLE IV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS 

Sec. 401. Termination of title IX guaranteed loan program. 

Sec. 402. Termination of ocean freight differential subsidies. 

TITLE V—APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION 

Sec. 501. Termination of Appalachian Regional Commission. 

TITLE VI—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 

Sec. 601. Termination of Economic Development Administration. 

TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 701. Conclusion of business. 

3 TITLE I—SUGAR 

4 SEC. 101. ELIMINATION OF SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT AND 

5 PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS AND 

6 RELATED SUGAR CORPORATE WELFARE PRO7 GRAMS. 

8 (a) REPEAL OF SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT AUTHOR9 ITY.—Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improve10 ment and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is repealed. 


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1 (b) TERMINATION OF MARKETING QUOTAS AND AL2 LOTMENTS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Part VII of subtitle B of 

4 title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 

5 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.) is repealed. 

6 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

7 344(f)(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 

8 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1344(f)(2)) is amended by striking 

9 ‘‘sugar cane for sugar, sugar beets for sugar,’’. 

10 (c) EXCLUSION OF SUGAR FROM GENERAL USDA 

11 PRICE SUPPORT POWERS.— 

12 (1) SECTION 32 ACTIVITIES.—Section 32 of the 

13 Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) is amended 

14 in the second sentence of the first paragraph— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(other 

16 than sugar beets and sugarcane)’’ after ‘‘com17 modities’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘(other 

19 than sugar beets and sugarcane)’’ after ‘‘com20 modity’’. 

21 (2) POWERS OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORA22 TION.—Section 5(a) of the Commodity Credit Cor23 poration Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(a)) is amend24 ed by inserting ‘‘, sugar beets, and sugarcane’’ after 

25 ‘‘tobacco’’. 


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1 (3) PRICE SUPPORT FOR NONBASIC AGRICUL2 TURAL COMMODITIES.—Section 201(a) of the Agri3 cultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446(a)) is amended 

4 by striking ‘‘milk, sugar beets, and sugarcane’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘, and milk’’. 

6 (4) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION STOR7 AGE PAYMENTS.—Section 167 of the Federal Agri8 culture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 

9 U.S.C. 7287) is repealed. 

10 (5) STORAGE FACILITY LOANS.—Section 

11 1402(c) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 

12 Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7971(c)) is repealed. 

13 (6) FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM FOR

14 BIOENERGY PRODUCERS.—Section 9010 of the 

15 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

16 U.S.C. 8110) is repealed. 

17 (d) IMPLEMENTATION AND TRANSITION PROVI18 SIONS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

20 provision of law— 

21 (A) a processor of any of the 2013 or sub22 sequent crops of sugarcane or sugar beets shall 

23 not be eligible for a loan under any provision of 

24 law with respect to the crop; and 


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1 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture may not 

2 make price support available, whether in the 

3 form of a loan, payment, purchase, or other op4 eration, for any of the 2013 and subsequent 

5 crops of sugar beets and sugarcane by using the 

6 funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation or 

7 other funds available to the Secretary. 

8 (2) CONTINUED LIABILITY.—This section and 

9 the amendments made by this section shall not af10 fect the liability of any person under any provision 

11 of law as in effect before the application of this sec12 tion and the amendments made by this section. 

13 SEC. 102. ELIMINATION OF SUGAR TARIFF AND OVER14 QUOTA TARIFF RATE. 

15 (a) ELIMINATION OF TARIFF ON RAW CANE

16 SUGAR.—Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

17 of the United States is amended by striking subheadings 

18 1701.13 through 1701.13.50 and subheadings 1701.14 

19 through 1701.14.50 and inserting in numerical sequence 

20 the following new subheading, with the article description 

21 for such subheading having the same degree of indentation 

22 as the article description for subheading 1701.13, as in 

23 effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 

24 section: 

‘‘ 1701. 

13.00 

Cane sugar ...................................... Free 39.85¢/kg ’’. 


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1 (b) ELIMINATION OF TARIFF ON BEET SUGAR.— 

2 Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

3 United States is amended by striking subheadings 

4 1701.12 through 1701.12.50 and inserting in numerical 

5 sequence the following new subheading, with the article 

6 description for such subheading having the same degree 

7 of indentation as the article description for subheading 

8 1701.12, as in effect on the day before the date of the 

9 enactment of this section: 

‘‘ 1701.12.00 Beet sugar ....................................... Free 42.05¢/kg ’’. 

10 (c) ELIMINATION OF TARIFF ON CERTAIN REFINED

11 SUGAR.—Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

12 of the United States is amended— 

13 (1) by striking the superior text immediately 

14 preceding subheading 1701.91.05 and by striking 

15 subheadings 1701.91.05 through 1701.91.80 and in16 serting in numerical sequence the following new sub17 heading, with the article description for such sub18 heading having the same degree of indentation as 

19 the article description for subheading 1701.13.05, as 

20 in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 

21 of this section: 

‘‘ 1701.91.02 Containing added coloring but not 

containing added flavoring matter .. Free 42.05¢/kg ’’; 

22 (2) by striking subheadings 1701.99 through 

23 1701.99.50 and inserting in numerical sequence the 


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1 following new subheading, with the article descrip2 tion for such subheading having the same degree of 

3 indentation as the article description for subheading 

4 1701.99, as in effect on the day before the date of 

5 the enactment of this section: 

‘‘ 1701.99.00 Other ............................................... Free 42.05¢/kg ’’; 

6 (3) by striking the superior text immediately 

7 preceding subheading 1702.90.05 and by striking 

8 subheadings 1702.90.05 through 1702.90.20 and in9 serting in numerical sequence the following new sub10 heading, with the article description for such sub11 heading having the same degree of indentation as 

12 the article description for subheading 1702.60.22: 

‘‘ 1702.90.02 Containing soluble non-sugar solids 

(excluding any foreign substances, 

including but not limited to molasses, that may have been added to or 

developed in the product) equal to 6 

percent or less by weight of the 

total soluble solids ........................... Free 42.05¢/kg ’’; 

13 and 

14 (4) by striking the superior text immediately 

15 preceding subheading 2106.90.42 and by striking 

16 subheadings 2106.90.42 through 2106.90.46 and in17 serting in numerical sequence the following new sub18 heading, with the article description for such sub19 heading having the same degree of indentation as 

20 the article description for subheading 2106.90.39: 


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‘‘ 2106.90.40 Syrups derived from cane or beet 

sugar, containing added coloring 

but not added flavoring matter ....... Free 42.50¢/kg ’’. 

1 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 17 of the 

2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 

3 amended by striking additional U.S. notes 5, 7, 8, and 

4 9. 

5 (e) ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS.— 

6 Section 404(d)(1) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 

7 (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(1)) is amended— 

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara9 graph (B); 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end of subpara11 graph (C) and inserting a period; and 

12 (3) by striking subparagraph (D). 

13 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

14 this section apply with respect to goods entered, or with15 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 

16 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

17 TITLE II—NATIONAL OCEANIC 

18 AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINIS19 TRATION PROGRAMS 

20 SEC. 201. TERMINATION OF NOAA FISHERY PROMOTION 

21 AND DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIES. 

22 Title II of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 

23 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) is repealed. 


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1 SEC. 202. TERMINATION OF NOAA FISHERIES FINANCE 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 (a) TERMINATION.—Section 53702(b) of title 46, 

4 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF FISHERY LOAN PRO7 GRAM.—No obligation involving a fishing vessel, 

8 fishery facility, aquaculture facility, individual fish9 ing quota, or fishing capacity reduction program 

10 may be issued or guaranteed under this chapter 

11 after the date of this paragraph.’’. 

12 TITLE III—FEDERAL RAILROAD 

13 ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS 

14 SEC. 301. HIGH-SPEED RAIL. 

15 Chapter 261 of title 49, United States Code, is re16 pealed. 

17 SEC. 302. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT. 

18 Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 

19 Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 821, et seq.) is repealed. 

20 SEC. 303. RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

21 Section 20108(a) and (b), and section 20117(d) and 

22 (e), of title 49, United States Code, are repealed. 


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1 TITLE IV—MARITIME 

2 ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS 

3 SEC. 401. TERMINATION OF TITLE IX GUARANTEED LOAN 

4 PROGRAM. 

5 (a) REPEAL.—Chapter 537 of title 46, United States 

6 Code, is repealed. 

7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be8 ginning of subtitle V of such title is amended by striking 

9 the item relating to such chapter. 

10 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such title is fur11 ther amended— 

12 (1) in section 31308, by inserting ‘‘as in effect 

13 before the date of the enactment of the New Fair 

14 Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated Sub15 sidies Act of 2013,’’ after ‘‘chapter 537 of this 

16 title,’’; 

17 (2) in section 31326(b), by inserting ‘‘as in ef18 fect before the date of the enactment of the New 

19 Fair Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated 

20 Subsidies Act of 2013,’’ after ‘‘chapter 537 of this 

21 title,’’ each place it appears; 

22 (3) in section 51704(b), by inserting ‘‘as in ef23 fect before the date of the enactment of the New 

24 Fair Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated 


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1 Subsidies Act of 2013,’’ after ‘‘chapter 537 of this 

2 title,’’; 

3 (4) in section 553301(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘as in 

4 effect before the date of the enactment of the New 

5 Fair Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated 

6 Subsidies Act of 2013,’’ after ‘‘chapter 537 of this 

7 title,’’; and 

8 (5) in section 57101(b), by inserting ‘‘(as in ef9 fect before the date of the enactment of the New 

10 Fair Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated 

11 Subsidies Act of 2013)’’ after ‘‘537’’. 

12 SEC. 402. TERMINATION OF OCEAN FREIGHT DIFFEREN13 TIAL SUBSIDIES. 

14 (a) REPEAL.—Sections 55316 and 55317 of title 46, 

15 United States Code, are repealed. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be17 ginning of chapter 553 of such title is amended by striking 

18 the item relating to such sections. 

19 TITLE V—APPALACHIAN 

20 REGIONAL COMMISSION 

21 SEC. 501. TERMINATION OF APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COM22 MISSION. 

23 (a) TERMINATION.—The Appalachian Regional Com24 mission is terminated. 


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1 (b) REPEAL.—Subtitle IV of title 40, United States 

2 Code, is repealed. 

3 TITLE VI—ECONOMIC DEVELOP4 MENT ADMINISTRATION 

5 SEC. 601. TERMINATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AD6 MINISTRATION. 

7 (a) TERMINATION.—The Economic Development Ad8 ministration is terminated. 

9 (b) REPEAL.—The Public Works and Economic De10 velopment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is re11 pealed. 

12 TITLE VII—GENERAL 

13 PROVISIONS 

14 SEC. 701. CONCLUSION OF BUSINESS. 

15 (a) CONCLUSION OF BUSINESS.—The President shall 

16 take such actions as may be necessary and appropriate 

17 to conclude the outstanding affairs of each program and 

18 activity terminated by this Act and the amendments made 

19 by this Act. 

20 (b) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 

21 This section may not be construed to prevent the expendi22 ture of any funds received under any program or activity 

23 terminated by this Act and the amendments made by this 

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1 tions that would have applied to the funds if this Act had 

2 not been enacted. 

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