IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 39 
Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that 
benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing 
and consuming countries should be eliminated. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2013 
Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. 
LAMALFA, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. RADEL, Mr. 
SCHRADER, Mrs. ROBY, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect 
subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar 
by all major sugar producing and consuming countries 
should be eliminated. 
Whereas every major sugar-producing and sugar-consuming 
country in the world maintains some form of direct or in-
direct subsidy to support its sugar growers, processors, or 
consumers; 
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Whereas virtually all of the more than 100 countries that 
produce sugar maintain market distorting subsidy pro-
grams, including— 
(1) the Government of Brazil which has direct and 
indirect subsidies of at least $2,500,000,000 per year for 
programs to promote its sugar and ethanol industry and 
a subsidized credit program making available over 
$2,000,000,000 to growers to replant sugarcane; and 
(2) the Government of Mexico which has direct and 
indirect subsidies to keep open 9 government-owned 
sugar mills accounting for 22 percent of Mexican sugar 
production and direct payments to sugarcane growers; 
Whereas the world sugar market is the most volatile com-
modity market in the world; 
Whereas the foregoing clauses provide ample evidence there 
is no undistorted, free market in sugar in the world 
today; and 
Whereas if such a free market did exist, United States sugar 
farmers and processors could compete effectively in that 
market: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the President, by agreements negotiated 
under the auspices of the World Trade Organization, 
should seek elimination of all direct and indirect 
subsidies benefitting the production or export of 
sugar by the government of— 
(A) each country that exported more than 
200,000 metric tons of sugar during 2013; and 
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(B) any other country with which the 
United States has in effect a free trade agree-
ment; 
(2) if the President determines that all such 
subsidies by all such countries have been eliminated, 
then the President should report to Congress de-
tailed information about how each of the countries 
has eliminated such subsidies; and 
(3) after submitting such report, the President 
should propose to Congress legislation to implement 
a ‘‘zero for zero’’ sugar subsidy policy. 
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