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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1385 

To repeal the sugar price support program and marketing allotments for 

sugar, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2011 

Mr. PITTS (for himself and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To repeal the sugar price support program and marketing 

allotments for sugar, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Free Market Sugar 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM AND 

7 MARKETING ALLOTMENTS FOR SUGAR. 

8 (a) SUGAR PROGRAM.— 


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1 (1) REPEAL.—Section 156 of the Federal Agri2 culture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 

3 U.S.C. 7272) is repealed. 

4 (2) RELATED FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PRO5 GRAM FOR BIOENERGY PRODUCERS.—Section 9010 

6 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 

7 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110) is repealed. 

8 (b) MARKETING ALLOTMENTS FOR SUGAR.— 

9 (1) REPEAL.—Part VII of subtitle B of title III 

10 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 

11 U.S.C. 1359aa–1359ll), except section 359k (7 

12 U.S.C. 1359kk), is repealed. 

13 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 359k 

14 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 

15 U.S.C. 1359kk) is amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 359k. ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF RATE QUOTAS. 

17 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Except as provided in sub18 section (c) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

19 the Secretary shall establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw 

20 cane sugar and refined sugars for a quota year at the level 

21 necessary to ensure— 

22 ‘‘(1) a robust and competitive sugar processing 

23 industry in the United States; and 

24 ‘‘(2) an adequate supply of sugar at reasonable 

25 prices in the United States. 


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1 ‘‘(b) FACTORS.—In determining the tariff-rate 

2 quotas necessary to satisfy the requirements of para3 graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

4 consider the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) The quantity and quality of sugar that will 

6 be subject to human consumption in the United 

7 States during the quota year. 

8 ‘‘(2) The quantity and quality of sugar that will 

9 be available from the domestic processing of sugar10 cane, sugar beets, and in-process beet sugar. 

11 ‘‘(3) The quantity of sugar that would provide 

12 for reasonable carryover stocks. 

13 ‘‘(4) The quantity of sugar that will be avail14 able from carry-over stocks for human consumption 

15 in the United States during the quota year. 

16 ‘‘(5) United States obligations under inter17 national trade agreements that have been approved 

18 by Congress. 

19 ‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

20 specialty sugar.’’. 

21 (c) PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT LEVELS FOR DES22 IGNATED NONBASIC AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.— 

23 (1) REPEAL.—Section 201(a) of the Agricul24 tural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446(a)) is amended by 


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1 striking ‘‘milk, sugar beets, and sugarcane’’ and in2 serting ‘‘and milk’’. 

3 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 301 

4 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1447) is 

5 amended by inserting ‘‘(other than sugar beets and 

6 sugarcane)’’ after ‘‘any nonbasic agricultural com7 modity’’. 

8 (d) STORAGE FACILITY LOANS.—Section 1402 of the 

9 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

10 U.S.C. 7971) is repealed. 

11 (e) STORAGE PAYMENTS.—Section 167 of the Fed12 eral Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 

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

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