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‘‘(2) the national average harvest price or alter-
native price for the crop year for the covered com-
modity or peanuts. 
‘‘(h) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—If ARRM payments are 
required to be paid for any of the 2013 through 2017 crop 
years of a covered commodity or peanuts under this sec-
tion, the amount of the ARRM payment to be paid to the 
producers on the farm for the crop year under this section 
shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(1) the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the difference between— 
‘‘(i) the ARRM program guarantee 
for the crop year for the covered com-
modity or peanuts in the CRD determined 
under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(ii) the actual CRD revenue from the 
crop year for the covered commodity or 
peanuts in the CRD determined under sub-
section (e); and 
‘‘(B) 15 percent of the ARRM program 
guarantee for the crop year for the covered 
commodity or peanuts in the CRD determined 
under subsection (d); 
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‘‘(2) 85 percent of the acreage planted to the 
covered commodity or peanuts for harvest on the 
farm in the crop year; and 
‘‘(3) the quotient obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(A) the actual production history for the 
covered commodity or peanuts of the producers 
on the farm, as determined using production 
records and data of the Risk Management 
Agency; and 
‘‘(B) the assigned CRD yield for each 
planted acre for the crop year for the covered 
commodity or peanuts in a CRD, as determined 
under subsection (d)(2). 
‘‘(i) CROP REPORTING DISTRICT ASSESSMENT.—The 
Secretary shall review CRDs in western States that have 
7 or fewer CRDs to assess whether additional CRDs in 
the States are necessary.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF DIRECT AND COUNTER-CYCLI-
CAL
PAYMENTS
FOR
COVERED
COMMODITIES
AND 
PEANUTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Sections 1103, 1104, 
1303, and 1304 of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8713, 8714, 
8753, 8754) are repealed. 
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(B) 
APPLICATION.—The 
amendments 
made by paragraph (1) apply beginning with 
the 2013 crop year. 
(2) PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS.—Section 1109 
of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 8719) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(3) SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUP-
PORT AUTHORITY.—Section 1602 of the Food, Con-
servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8782) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘through 2012’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘through 2017’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2017’’. 
(4) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 1001 of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8702) 
is amended by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) AGGREGATE RISK AND REVENUE MANAGE-
MENT PAYMENT.—The term ‘aggregate risk and rev-
enue management payment’ means a payment made 
to producers on a farm under section 1105.’’ 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.—The Corporation 
shall permit the producer of any type of agricultural 
commodity (including a producer of specialty crops, 
floricultural, ornamental nursery, and Christmas 
tree crops, turfgrass sod, seed crops, aquacultural 
products (including ornamental fish), sea grass and 
sea oats, and industrial crops) to participate in a 
pilot program established under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 1202. INSURANCE AVAILABILITY. 
(a) CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘CONTRACTING’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘enter into contracts to 
carry out research and development to’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘conduct activities or enter into contracts to 
carry out research and development to maintain or 
improve existing policies or develop new policies to’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘conduct research and development or’’ after 
‘‘The Corporation may’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘conducting research and development or’’ after 
‘‘Before’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘after expert 
review in accordance with section 505(e)’’ after ‘‘ap-
proved by the Board’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 522(e) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘CONTRACTING’’ and inserting ‘‘CONDUCTING 
AND CONTRACTING FOR RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘conduct research and development and’’ after 
‘‘the Corporation may use to’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘conduct research and development and’’ after 
‘‘for the fiscal year to’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘to provide either re-
imbursement payments or contract payments under 
this section for a fiscal year is not needed for such 
purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year is not 
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needed for the purposes for which the amount was 
made available’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (4). 
SEC. 1203. CROP INSURANCE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE. 
Section 524(a)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1524(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘A grant’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to subparagraph (E), a 
grant’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) ALLOCATION TO STATES.—The Sec-
retary shall allocate funds made available to 
carry out this subsection for each fiscal year in 
a manner that ensures that grants are provided 
to eligible entities in States based on the ratio 
that the value of agricultural production of each 
State bears to the total value of agricultural 
production in all States, as determined by the 
Secretary.’’. 
Subtitle C—Sugar Program Repeal 
SEC. 1301. REPEAL OF SUGAR PROGRAM. 
Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is repealed. 
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SEC. 1302. ELIMINATION OF SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT AND 
PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) a processor of any of the 2013 or subse-
quent crops of sugarcane or sugar beets shall not be 
eligible for a loan under any provision of law with 
respect to the crop; and 
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture may not make 
price support available, whether in the form of a 
loan, payment, purchase, or other operation, for any 
of the 2013 and subsequent crops of sugar beets and 
sugarcane by using the funds of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation or other funds available to the 
Secretary. 
(b) TERMINATION OF MARKETING QUOTAS AND AL-
LOTMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part VII of subtitle B of 
title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 
(7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.) is repealed. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
344(f)(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
1938 (7 U.S.C. 1344(f)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘sugar cane for sugar, sugar beets for sugar,’’. 
(c) GENERAL POWERS.— 
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(1) SECTION 32 ACTIVITIES.—Section 32 of the 
Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), is amended 
in the second sentence of the first paragraph— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(other 
than sugar beets and sugarcane)’’ after ‘‘com-
modities’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘(other 
than sugar beets and sugarcane)’’ after ‘‘com-
modity’’. 
(2) POWERS OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORA-
TION.—Section 5(a) of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(a)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘, sugar beets, and sugarcane’’ after 
‘‘tobacco’’. 
(3) PRICE SUPPORT FOR NONBASIC AGRICUL-
TURAL COMMODITIES.—Section 201(a) of the Agri-
cultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘milk, sugar beets, and sugarcane’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, and milk’’. 
(4) COMMODITY
CREDIT
CORPORATION
STOR-
AGE PAYMENTS.—Section 167 of the Federal Agri-
culture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
U.S.C. 7287) is repealed. 
(5) SUSPENSION AND REPEAL OF PERMANENT 
PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITY.—Section 171(a)(1) of 
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the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7301(a)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (E); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 
through (I) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), 
respectively. 
(6) 
STORAGE
FACILITY
LOANS.—Section 
1402(c) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7971) is repealed. 
(d) TRANSITION PROVISIONS.—This section and the 
amendments made by this section shall not affect the li-
ability of any person under any provision of law as in ef-
fect before the application of this section and the amend-
ments made by this section. 
SEC. 1303. ELIMINATION OF SUGAR TARIFF AND OVER- 
QUOTA TARIFF RATE. 
(a) ELIMINATION
OF
TARIFF
ON
RAW
CANE 
SUGAR.—Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States is amended by striking subheadings 
1701.11 through 1701.11.50 and inserting in numerical 
sequence the following new subheading, with the article 
description for such subheading having the same degree 
of indentation as the article description for subheading 
1701.11, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this section: 
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‘‘ 
1701.11.00 
Cane sugar ......................................
Free 
39.85¢/kg 
’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF TARIFF ON BEET SUGAR.— 
Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States is amended by striking subheadings 
1701.12 through 1701.12.50 and inserting in numerical 
sequence the following new subheading, with the article 
description for such subheading having the same degree 
of indentation as the article description for subheading 
1701.12, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this section: 
‘‘ 
1701.12.00 
Beet sugar .......................................
Free 
42.05¢/kg 
’’. 
(c) ELIMINATION OF TARIFF ON CERTAIN REFINED 
SUGAR.—Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States is amended— 
(1) by striking the superior text immediately 
preceding subheading 1701.91.05 and by striking 
subheadings 1701.91.05 through 1701.91.30 and in-
serting in numerical sequence the following new sub-
heading, with the article description for such sub-
heading having the same degree of indentation as 
the article description for subheading 1701.12.05, as 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
of this section: 
‘‘ 
1701.91.02 
Containing added coloring but not 
containing added flavoring matter ..
Free 
42.05¢/kg 
’’; 
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(2) by striking subheadings 1701.99 through 
1701.99.50 and inserting in numerical sequence the 
following new subheading, with the article descrip-
tion for such subheading having the same degree of 
indentation as the article description for subheading 
1701.99, as in effect on the day before the date of 
the enactment of this section: 
‘‘ 
1701.99.00 
Other ...............................................
Free 
42.05¢/kg 
’’; 
(3) by striking the superior text immediately 
preceding subheading 1702.90.05 and by striking 
subheadings 1702.90.05 through 1702.90.20 and in-
serting in numerical sequence the following new sub-
heading, with the article description for such sub-
heading having the same degree of indentation as 
the article description for subheading 1702.60.22: 
‘‘ 
1702.90.02 
Containing soluble non-sugar solids 
(excluding any foreign substances, 
including but not limited to molas-
ses, that may have been added to or 
developed in the product) equal to 6 
percent or less by weight of the 
total soluble solids ...........................
Free 
42.05¢/kg
’’; 
and 
(4) by striking the superior text immediately 
preceding subheading 2106.90.42 and by striking 
subheadings 2106.90.42 through 2106.90.46 and in-
serting in numerical sequence the following new sub-
heading, with the article description for such sub-
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heading having the same degree of indentation as 
the article description for subheading 2106.90.39: 
‘‘ 
2106.90.40 
Syrups derived from cane or beet 
sugar, containing added coloring 
but not added flavoring matter .......
Free 
42.50¢/kg
’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Chapter 17 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by striking additional U.S. note 5. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS.— 
Section 404(d)(1) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 
(19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C) and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (D). 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1304. APPLICATION. 
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, this 
subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall 
apply beginning with the 2013 crop of sugar beets and 
sugarcane. 
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Subtitle D—Dairy Program Reform 
PART I—DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN PROTECTION 
AND DAIRY MARKET STABILIZATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 1401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) ACTUAL DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN.—The 
term ‘‘actual dairy producer margin’’ means the dif-
ference between the all-milk price and the average 
feed cost, as calculated under section 1402. 
(2) ALL-MILK
PRICE.—The term ‘‘all-milk 
price’’ means the average price received, per hun-
dredweight of milk, by dairy producers for all milk 
sold to plants and dealers in the United States, as 
reported by the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service. 
(3) ANNUAL
PRODUCTION
QUANTITY.—The 
term ‘‘annual production quantity’’ means the quan-
tity of annual milk marketings determined for a 
dairy producer under section 1413(b) for each year 
in which the dairy producer participates in the mar-
gin protection program. 
(4) AVERAGE FEED COST.—The term ‘‘average 
feed cost’’ means the average cost of feed used by 
a dairy operation to produce a hundredweight of 
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milk, determined under section 1402 using the sum 
of the following: 
(A) The product determined by multiplying 
1.192 by the price of corn per bushel. 
(B) The product determined by multiplying 
0.00817 by the price of soybean meal per ton. 
(C) The product determined by multiplying 
0.0152 by the price of alfalfa hay per ton. 
(5) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The term ‘‘board 
of directors’’ means the board of directors appointed 
by the Secretary under section 1438. 
(6) CONSECUTIVE
TWO-MONTH
PERIOD.—The 
term ‘‘consecutive two-month period’’ refers to the 
two-month period consisting of the months of Janu-
ary and February, March and April, May and June, 
July and August, September and October, or No-
vember and December, respectively. 
(7) DAIRY PRODUCER.—The term ‘‘dairy pro-
ducer’’ means an individual or entity that directly or 
indirectly (as determined by the Secretary)— 
(A) shares in the risk of producing milk; 
and 
(B) makes contributions (including land, 
labor, management, equipment, or capital) to 
the dairy operation of the individual or entity 
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that are at least commensurate with the share 
of the individual or entity of the proceeds of the 
operation. 
(8) HANDLER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘handler’’ 
means a person making payment to a dairy pro-
ducer for milk produced in the United States 
and marketed for commercial use. 
(B) PRODUCER-HANDLER.—The term in-
cludes a producer-handler. 
(9) MARGIN PROTECTION PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘margin protection program’’ means the dairy pro-
ducer margin protection program required by sub-
part A. 
(10) PARTICIPATING
DAIRY
PRODUCER.—The 
term ‘‘participating dairy producer’’ means a dairy 
producer that— 
(A) registers under section 1412(b) to par-
ticipate in the margin protection program under 
subpart A; and 
(B) as a result of such registration, also 
participates in the stabilization program under 
subpart B. 
(11) PRODUCTION HISTORY.—The term ‘‘pro-
duction history’’ means the quantity of annual milk 
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marketings determined for a dairy producer under 
section 1413(a). 
(12) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(13) 
STABILIZATION
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
‘‘stabilization program’’ means the dairy market sta-
bilization program required by subpart B for all par-
ticipating dairy producers. 
(14) STABILIZATION
PROGRAM
BASE.—The 
term ‘‘stabilization program base’’, with respect to a 
participating dairy producer, means the stabilization 
program base calculated for the producer under sec-
tion 1431(b). 
(15) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘‘United 
States’’, in a geographical sense, means the 50 
States. 
SEC. 1402. CALCULATION OF AVERAGE FEED COST AND AC-
TUAL DAIRY PRODUCER MARGINS. 
(a) CALCULATION OF AVERAGE FEED COST.—The 
Secretary shall calculate the national average feed cost for 
each month using the following data: 
(1) The price of corn for a month shall be the 
price received during that month by farmers in the 
United States for corn, as reported by the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service. 
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(2) The price of soybean meal for a month shall 
be the central Illinois price for soybean meal, as re-
ported by the Agricultural Marketing Service. 
(3) The price of alfalfa hay for a month shall 
be the price received during that month by farmers 
in the United States for alfalfa hay, as reported by 
the National Agricultural Statistics Service. 
(b) CALCULATION
OF ACTUAL DAIRY PRODUCER 
MARGINS.— 
(1) MARGIN PROTECTION PROGRAM.—For use 
in the margin protection program under subpart A, 
the Secretary shall calculate the actual dairy pro-
ducer margin for each consecutive two-month period 
by subtracting— 
(A) the average feed cost for that consecu-
tive two-month period, determined in accord-
ance with subsection (a); from 
(B) the all-milk price for that consecutive 
two-month period. 
(2) STABILIZATION PROGRAM.—For use in the 
stabilization program under subpart B, the Sec-
retary shall calculate (not later than 20th of each 
month) the actual dairy producer margin for the 
preceding month by subtracting— 
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(A) the average feed cost for that pre-
ceding month, determined in accordance with 
subsection (a); from 
(B) the all-milk price for that preceding 
month. 
Subpart A—Dairy Producer Margin Protection 
Program 
SEC. 1411. ESTABLISHMENT OF DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN 
PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
The Secretary shall establish and administer a dairy 
producer margin protection program for the purpose of 
protecting dairy producer income by paying participating 
dairy producers— 
(1) basic margin protection payments when ac-
tual dairy producer margins are less than the 
threshold levels for such payments; and 
(2) supplemental margin protection payments if 
purchased by a participating dairy producer. 
SEC. 1412. ELIGIBILITY AND REGISTRATION OF DAIRY PRO-
DUCERS FOR MARGIN PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—All dairy producers in the United 
States are eligible to participate in the margin protection 
program, except that a dairy producer must be registered 
with the Secretary before the producer may receive— 
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(1) basic margin protection payments under 
section 1414; and 
(2) if the dairy producer purchases supple-
mental margin protection under section 1415, sup-
plemental margin protection payments under such 
section. 
(b) REGISTRATION PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall register 
all interested dairy producers in the margin protec-
tion program. The Secretary shall specify the man-
ner and form by which a dairy producer must reg-
ister. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
MULTI-PRODUCER
OPER-
ATIONS.—If a dairy operation consists of more than 
one dairy producer, all of the dairy producers of the 
operation shall be treated as a single dairy producer 
for purposes of— 
(A) registration to receive basic margin 
protection and purchase supplemental margin 
protection; 
(B) payment of the administrative fee 
under subsection (d) and producer premiums 
under section 1415; and 
(C) participation in the stabilization pro-
gram under subpart B. 
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(3) TREATMENT
OF
PRODUCERS
WITH
MUL-
TIPLE DAIRY OPERATIONS.—If a dairy producer op-
erates two or more dairy operations, each dairy op-
eration of the producer shall require a separate reg-
istration to receive basic margin protection and pur-
chase supplemental margin protection. Only those 
dairy operations so registered shall be subject to the 
stabilization program. 
(c) TIME FOR REGISTRATION.— 
(1) EXISTING DAIRY PRODUCERS.—During the 
one-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, a dairy producer that is actively 
engaged in a dairy operation as of such date may 
register with the Secretary— 
(A) to receive basic margin protection; and 
(B) if the producer elects, to purchase sup-
plemental margin protection. 
(2) NEW ENTRANTS.—A dairy producer that 
has no existing interest in a dairy operation as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act, but that, after 
such date, establishes a new dairy operation, may 
register with the Secretary during the 180-day pe-
riod beginning on the date on which the dairy oper-
ation first markets milk commercially— 
(A) to receive basic margin protection; and 
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H3111
smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with BILLS