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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4521 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 

Ms. FOXX of North Carolina (for herself, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, 

Mr. PERRY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CHABOT, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. BIGGS, 

Mr. KIND, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 

FLEISCHMANN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. LATTA, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, 

Mr. BANKS, Mr. KILMER, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 

BUDD, Mr. COOPER, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. 

MEADOWS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. SMUCKER, and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

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 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SUGAR PROGRAM. 

2 Paragraph (5) of section 156(a) of the Federal Agri3 culture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 

4 7272(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(5) 18.75 cents per pound for raw cane sugar 

6 for each of the 2020 through 2024 crop years.’’. 

7 SEC. 3. FLEXIBLE MARKETING ALLOTMENTS FOR SUGAR 

8 REPEALED. 

9 Part VII of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 

10 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘PART VII—ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF RATE 

12 QUOTAS 

13 ‘‘SEC. 359a. TARIFF RATE QUOTAS. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro15 vision of law, at the beginning of the quota year, the Sec16 retary shall establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane 

17 sugar and refined sugar at no less than the minimum level 

18 necessary to comply with obligations under international 

19 trade agreements that have been approved by Congress. 

20 ‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENT.— 

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

22 the Secretary shall adjust the tariff-rate quotas for 

23 raw cane sugar and refined sugar to provide ade24 quate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices in the 

25 domestic market. 


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

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

3 tariff-rate quotas in such a manner that the ratio of 

4 sugar stocks to total sugar use at the end of the 

5 quota year will be approximately 15.5 percent. 

6 ‘‘(3) MAINTENANCE OF REASONABLE PRICES

7 AND AVOIDANCE OF FORFEITURES.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may es9 tablish a different target for the ratio of ending 

10 stocks to total use if, in the judgment of the 

11 Secretary, the different target is necessary to 

12 prevent— 

13 ‘‘(i) unreasonably high prices; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) forfeitures of sugar pledged as 

15 collateral for a loan under section 156 of 

16 the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 

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

18 ‘‘(B) ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Secretary 

19 shall publicly announce any establishment of a 

20 target under this paragraph. 

21 ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing tariff22 rate quotas under subsection (a) and making adjust23 ments under this subsection, the Secretary shall con24 sider the impact of the quotas on consumers, workVerDate Sep 11 2014 04:31 Oct 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4521.IH H4521

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1 ers, businesses (including small businesses), and ag2 ricultural producers. 

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

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

5 tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined 

6 sugar, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

7 the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that pro8 vide that any country that has been allocated a 

9 share of the quotas may temporarily transfer all or 

10 part of the share to any other country that has also 

11 been allocated a share of the quotas. 

12 ‘‘(2) TRANSFERS VOLUNTARY.—Any transfer 

13 under this subsection shall be valid only on vol14 untary agreement between the transferor and the 

15 transferee, consistent with procedures established by 

16 the Secretary. 

17 ‘‘(3) TRANSFERS TEMPORARY.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any transfer under 

19 this subsection shall be valid only for the dura20 tion of the quota year during which the transfer 

21 is made. 

22 ‘‘(B) FOLLOWING QUOTA YEAR.—No 

23 transfer under this subsection shall affect the 

24 share of the quota allocated to the transferor or 

25 transferee for the following quota year.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. REPEAL OF FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM 

2 FOR BIOENERGY PRODUCERS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9010 of the Farm Secu4 rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110) 

5 is repealed. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

7 (1) Section 359a(3)(B) of the Agricultural Ad8 justment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa(3)(B)) is 

9 amended— 

10 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 

11 the semicolon at the end; 

12 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at 

13 the end and inserting a period; and 

14 (C) by striking clause (iii). 

15 (2) Section 359b(c)(2)(C) of the Agricultural 

16 Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359bb(c)(2)(C)) 

17 is amended by striking ‘‘, except for’’ and all that 

18 follows through ‘‘of 2002’’. 

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