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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2466 

To reform the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 26, 2021 

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. TOOMEY, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. CASEY, Ms. 

COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. 

KAINE, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. WARNER, Ms. 

WARREN, and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To reform the Federal sugar program, 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 ‘‘Fair Sugar Policy Act 

5 of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SUGAR PROGRAM. 

7 Section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improve8 ment and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) is 

9 amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

2 end; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2019 

4 through 2023 crop years.’’ and inserting the fol5 lowing: ‘‘2019 and 2020 crop years; and 

6 ‘‘(6) 18.75 cents per pound for raw cane sugar 

7 for each of the 2021 through 2025 crop years.’’. 

8 SEC. 3. FLEXIBLE MARKETING ALLOTMENTS FOR SUGAR 

9 REPEALED. 

10 Part VII of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural 

11 Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.) is 

12 amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘PART VII—ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF RATE 

14 QUOTAS 

15 ‘‘SEC. 359a. TARIFF RATE QUOTAS. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—At the beginning of each quota 

17 year, the Secretary shall establish the tariff-rate quotas 

18 for raw cane sugar and refined sugar at a level that is 

19 not less than the minimum level necessary to comply with 

20 obligations under international trade agreements that 

21 Congress has approved. 

22 ‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENT.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (a), 

24 the Secretary shall adjust the tariff-rate quotas for 

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1 quate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices in the 

2 domestic market. 

3 ‘‘(2) ENDING STOCKS.—Subject to paragraphs 

4 (1) and (3), the Secretary shall establish and adjust 

5 tariff-rate quotas so that the ratio of sugar stocks 

6 to total sugar use at the end of each quota year 

7 shall be approximately 15.5 percent. 

8 ‘‘(3) MAINTENANCE OF REASONABLE PRICES

9 AND AVOIDANCE OF FORFEITURES.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may es11 tablish a different target percentage for the 

12 ratio of ending stocks to total use described in 

13 paragraph (2) if the Secretary determines the 

14 different target percentage is necessary to pre15 vent— 

16 ‘‘(i) unreasonably high prices; or 

17 ‘‘(ii) forfeitures of sugar pledged as 

18 collateral for a loan under section 156 of 

19 the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 

20 Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272). 

21 ‘‘(B) ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Secretary 

22 shall publicly announce an establishment of a 

23 target percentage under this paragraph. 

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1 ments under this subsection, the Secretary shall con2 sider the impact of the quotas on consumers, work3 ers, businesses (including small businesses), and ag4 ricultural producers. 

5 ‘‘(c) TEMPORARY TRANSFER OF QUOTAS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To promote the full use of 

7 the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined 

8 sugar established or adjusted under subsection (a) 

9 or (b), respectively, the Secretary shall promulgate 

10 regulations that provide that a country that has 

11 been allocated a share of the quotas may temporarily 

12 transfer all or part of the share to another country 

13 that has also been allocated a share of the quotas. 

14 ‘‘(2) TRANSFERS VOLUNTARY.—A transfer 

15 under this subsection shall be valid only on vol16 untary agreement between the transferor and the 

17 transferee, consistent with procedures established by 

18 the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(3) TRANSFERS TEMPORARY.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A transfer under this 

21 subsection shall be valid only for the duration 

22 of the quota year during which the transfer is 

23 made. 

24 ‘‘(B) FOLLOWING QUOTA YEAR.—No 

25 transfer under this subsection shall affect the 


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1 share of the quota allocated to the transferor or 

2 transferee for the following quota year.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. REPEAL OF FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM 

4 FOR BIOENERGY PRODUCERS. 

5 Section 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest6 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110) is repealed. 

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