of raw cane sugar for the applicable crop year under sub-
section (a) for each of the 2018 through 2023 crop 
years.’’. 
(b) AVOIDING FORFEITURES WHILE ENSURING ADE-
QUATE
SUPPLIES
AT
REASONABLE
PRICES.—Section 
156(f) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re-
form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(f)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘WHILE ENSURING ADEQUATE SUPPLIES AT REA-
SONABLE PRICES’’ after ‘‘FORFEITURES’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘ensure ade-
quate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices and’’ 
after ‘‘shall’’. 
(c) ASSURANCE OF NO NET COST AND MEANS FOR 
RECOVERY OF NET COSTS.—Section 156(f) of the Fed-
eral Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
U.S.C. 7272(f)) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ASSURANCE OF NO NET COST; RECOVERY 
OF NET COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) RECOVERY
REQUIRED.—Whenever 
the Secretary finds that, notwithstanding para-
graph (1), the program established under this 
section has resulted in a net cost to the Federal 
Government, the Secretary shall recover, in a 
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manner determined by the Secretary in regula-
tions prescribed under subparagraph (C), such 
net cost from processors of domestically grown 
sugarcane and sugar beets. 
‘‘(B) RECOVERY METHOD.—The Secretary 
may provide for single or multiple payments by 
each processor of domestically grown sugarcane 
or sugar beets for the recovery of such net cost 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) NET COST DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘net cost’ refers to a situation 
in which Federal expenditures (including dis-
bursement of loan proceeds) for a fiscal year 
pursuant to the program established under this 
section exceed receipts under such program (in-
cluding loan repayments) for the same fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(D) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
issue regulations to carry out this paragraph. 
‘‘(E) APPLICATION.—This paragraph shall 
apply beginning with the 2019 crop year.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Section 156(i) of the Fed-
eral Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
U.S.C. 7272(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 3. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY 
PROGRAM FOR BIOENERGY PRODUCERS AND 
SUBSEQUENT TERMINATION. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 9010(b) of the Farm Secu-
rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2019’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Section 9010 of the Farm Secu-
rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may not carry 
out the feedstock flexibility program under subsection (b) 
for the 2020 or subsequent crops of eligible commodities.’’. 
SEC. 4. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF MARKETING ALLOT-
MENTS FOR SUGAR AND SUBSEQUENT AD-
MINISTRATION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS. 
(a) FLEXIBLE
MARKETING
ALLOTMENTS
FOR 
SUGAR.— 
(1) SUGAR ESTIMATES.—Section 359b(a)(1) of 
the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
1359bb(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
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(2) EFFECTIVE
PERIOD.—Section 359l(a) of 
the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
1359ll(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2020’’. 
(3) TRANSITION
TO
FINAL
STOCKS
TO
USE 
RATIO.—Section 359k(b) of the Agricultural Adjust-
ment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359kk(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) STOCKS-TO-USE RATIO.—Notwithstanding 
paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall adjust 
tariff-rate quotas established under subsection (a) in 
such a manner as to ensure, to the maximum extent 
practicable, that— 
‘‘(A) the final ratio of sugar stocks to total 
sugar use at the end of a crop year will be ap-
proximately— 
‘‘(i) 14.5 percent for fiscal year 2019; 
and 
‘‘(ii) 15 percent for fiscal year 2020; 
and 
‘‘(B) stocks of raw cane and refined beet 
sugar are adequate throughout the crop year to 
meet the needs of the marketplace, including 
the efficient utilization of cane refining capac-
ity.’’. 
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(b) REPEAL AND REPLACEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective October 1, 2020, 
part VII of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural 
Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘PART VII—SUGAR 
‘‘SEC. 359. ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, at the beginning of fiscal year 2021 and 
each fiscal year thereafter through the end of the effective 
period, the Secretary shall establish the tariff-rate quotas 
for raw cane sugar and refined sugar to provide adequate 
supplies of sugar at reasonable prices, but at no less than 
the minimum level necessary to comply with obligations 
under international trade agreements that have been ap-
proved by Congress. 
‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall 
adjust tariff-rate quotas established under subsection (a) 
in such a manner as to ensure, to the maximum extent 
practicable, that— 
‘‘(1) the final ratio of sugar stocks to total 
sugar use at the end of a fiscal year will be approxi-
mately 15.5 percent for fiscal year 2021 and each 
fiscal year thereafter through the end of the effective 
period; and 
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