I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6375 
To repeal the sugar price support program and marketing allotments for 
sugar, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Mr. PITTS 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Free Market Sugar 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM AND 
MARKETING ALLOTMENTS FOR SUGAR. 
(a) SUGAR PROGRAM.— 
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(1) REPEAL.—Section 156 of the Federal Agri-
culture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
U.S.C. 7272) is repealed. 
(2) RELATED
FEEDSTOCK
FLEXIBILITY
PRO-
GRAM FOR BIOENERGY PRODUCERS.—Section 9010 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110) is repealed. 
(b) MARKETING ALLOTMENTS FOR SUGAR.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Part VII of subtitle B of title III 
of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 
U.S.C. 1359aa–1359ll), except section 359k (7 
U.S.C. 1359kk), is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 359k 
of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 
U.S.C. 1359kk) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 359k. ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF RATE QUOTAS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary shall establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw 
cane sugar and refined sugars for a quota year at the level 
necessary to ensure— 
‘‘(1) a robust and competitive sugar processing 
industry in the United States; and 
‘‘(2) an adequate supply of sugar at reasonable 
prices in the United States. 
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‘‘(b) FACTORS.—In determining the tariff-rate 
quotas necessary to satisfy the requirements of para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
consider the following: 
‘‘(1) The quantity of sugar that will be subject 
to human consumption in the United States during 
the quota year. 
‘‘(2) The quantity of sugar that will be avail-
able from the domestic processing of sugarcane, 
sugar beets, and in-process beet sugar. 
‘‘(3) The quantity of sugar that would provide 
for reasonable carryover stocks. 
‘‘(4) The quantity of sugar that will be avail-
able from carry-over stocks for human consumption 
in the United States during the quota year. 
‘‘(5) United States obligations under inter-
national trade agreements that have been approved 
by Congress. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
specialty sugar.’’. 
(c) PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT LEVELS FOR DES-
IGNATED NONBASIC AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 201(a) of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446(a)) is amended by 
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striking ‘‘milk, sugar beets, and sugarcane’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and milk’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 301 
of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1447) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(other than sugar beets and 
sugarcane)’’ after ‘‘any nonbasic agricultural com-
modity’’. 
(d) STORAGE FACILITY LOANS.—Section 1402 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 7971) is repealed. 
(e) STORAGE PAYMENTS.—Section 167 of the Fed-
eral Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
U.S.C. 7287) is repealed. 
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