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grade and quality for sugars eligible for loans 
under subsection (a) or (b). 
‘‘(B) TRANSFER TO CORPORATION.—Once 
the in-process sugars and syrups are fully proc-
essed into raw cane sugar or refined beet sugar, 
the processor shall transfer the sugar to the 
Commodity Credit Corporation. 
‘‘(C) PAYMENT TO PROCESSOR.—On trans-
fer of the sugar, the Secretary shall make a 
payment to the processor in an amount equal to 
the amount obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(i) the difference between— 
‘‘(I) the loan rate for raw cane 
sugar or refined beet sugar, as appro-
priate; and 
‘‘(II) the loan rate the processor 
received under paragraph (3); by 
‘‘(ii) the quantity of sugar transferred 
to the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) LOAN CONVERSION.—If the processor does 
not forfeit the collateral as described in paragraph 
(4), but instead further processes the in-process sug-
ars and syrups into raw cane sugar or refined beet 
sugar and repays the loan on the in-process sugars 
and syrups, the processor may obtain a loan under
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subsection (a) or (b) for the raw cane sugar or re-
fined beet sugar, as appropriate. 
‘‘(6) TERM
OF
LOAN.—The term of a loan 
made under this subsection for a quantity of in-proc-
ess sugars and syrups, when combined with the term 
of a loan made with respect to the raw cane sugar 
or refined beet sugar derived from the in-process 
sugars and syrups, may not exceed 9 months, con-
sistent with subsection (c). 
‘‘(f) AVOIDING FORFEITURES; CORPORATION INVEN-
TORY DISPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subsection 
(d)(3), to the maximum extent practicable, the Sec-
retary shall operate the program established under 
this section at no cost to the Federal Government by 
avoiding the forfeiture of sugar to the Commodity 
Credit Corporation. 
‘‘(2) INVENTORY DISPOSITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—To carry out para-
graph (1), the Commodity Credit Corporation 
may accept bids to obtain raw cane sugar or re-
fined beet sugar in the inventory of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation from (or otherwise 
make available such commodities, on appro-
priate terms and conditions, to) processors of
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sugarcane and processors of sugar beets (acting 
in conjunction with the producers of the sugar-
cane or sugar beets processed by the proc-
essors) in return for the reduction of production 
of raw cane sugar or refined beet sugar, as ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(B) BIOENERGY
FEEDSTOCK.—If a re-
duction in the quantity of production accepted 
under subparagraph (A) involves sugar beets or 
sugarcane that has already been planted, the 
sugar beets or sugarcane so planted may not be 
used for any commercial purpose other than as 
a bioenergy feedstock. 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority provided under this paragraph is in ad-
dition to any authority of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation under any other law. 
‘‘(g) INFORMATION REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) DUTY OF PROCESSORS AND REFINERS TO 
REPORT.—A sugarcane processor, cane sugar re-
finer, and sugar beet processor shall furnish the Sec-
retary, on a monthly basis, such information as the 
Secretary may require to administer sugar pro-
grams, including the quantity of purchases of sugar-
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cane, sugar beets, and sugar, and production, impor-
tation, distribution, and stock levels of sugar. 
‘‘(2) DUTY OF PRODUCERS TO REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) PROPORTIONATE SHARE STATES.—As 
a condition of a loan made to a processor for 
the benefit of a producer, the Secretary shall 
require each producer of sugarcane located in a 
State (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico) in which there are in excess of 250 pro-
ducers of sugarcane to report, in the manner 
prescribed by the Secretary, the sugarcane 
yields and acres planted to sugarcane of the 
producer. 
‘‘(B) OTHER STATES.—The Secretary may 
require each producer of sugarcane or sugar 
beets not covered by subparagraph (A) to re-
port, in a manner prescribed by the Secretary, 
the yields of, and acres planted to, sugarcane or 
sugar beets, respectively, of the producer. 
‘‘(3) DUTY OF IMPORTERS TO REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall require 
an importer of sugars, syrups, or molasses to be 
used for human consumption or to be used for 
the extraction of sugar for human consumption
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to report, in the manner prescribed by the Sec-
retary, the quantities of the products imported 
by the importer and the sugar content or equiv-
alent of the products. 
‘‘(B) 
TARIFF-RATE
QUOTAS.—Subpara-
graph (A) shall not apply to sugars, syrups, or 
molasses that are within the quantities of tariff- 
rate quotas that are subject to the lower rate 
of duties. 
‘‘(4) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION ON MEX-
ICO.— 
‘‘(A) COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall 
collect— 
‘‘(i) information on the production, 
consumption, stocks and trade of sugar in 
Mexico, including United States exports of 
sugar to Mexico; and 
‘‘(ii) publicly available information on 
Mexican production, consumption, and 
trade of high fructose corn syrups, includ-
ing United States exports of high fructose 
corn syrups to Mexico. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—The data collected 
under subparagraph (A) shall be published in