I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1567 
To eliminate corporate welfare programs of the Department of Agriculture, 
the Department of the Interior, the Department of Transportation, and 
other Federal agencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2013 
Mr. MULVANEY (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. JORDAN, 
Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. 
AMASH, Mr. MEADOWS, and Mr. SALMON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, 
Natural Resources, Financial Services, and Armed Services, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To eliminate corporate welfare programs of the Department 
of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the De-
partment of Transportation, and other Federal agencies. 
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 ‘‘New Fair Deal Con-
solidating and Eliminating Outdated Subsidies Act of 
2013’’ or ‘‘New Fair Deal CEO’s Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is the following: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—SUGAR 
Sec. 101. Elimination of sugar price support and production adjustment pro-
grams and related sugar corporate welfare programs. 
Sec. 102. Elimination of sugar tariff and over-quota tariff rate. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 201. Termination of NOAA Fishery promotion and development subsidies. 
Sec. 202. Termination of NOAA fisheries finance program. 
TITLE III—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 301. High-speed rail. 
Sec. 302. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement. 
Sec. 303. Railroad research and development. 
TITLE IV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 401. Termination of title IX guaranteed loan program. 
Sec. 402. Termination of ocean freight differential subsidies. 
TITLE V—APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION 
Sec. 501. Termination of Appalachian Regional Commission. 
TITLE VI—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 601. Termination of Economic Development Administration. 
TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 701. Conclusion of business. 
TITLE I—SUGAR 
SEC. 101. ELIMINATION OF SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT AND 
PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS AND 
RELATED SUGAR CORPORATE WELFARE PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) REPEAL OF SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improve-
ment and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is repealed. 
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(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) EXCLUSION OF SUGAR FROM GENERAL USDA 
PRICE SUPPORT POWERS.— 
(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’’. 
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(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) 
STORAGE
FACILITY
LOANS.—Section 
1402(c) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7971(c)) is repealed. 
(6) FEEDSTOCK
FLEXIBILITY
PROGRAM
FOR 
BIOENERGY
PRODUCERS.—Section 9010 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8110) is repealed. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION
AND
TRANSITION
PROVI-
SIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law— 
(A) a processor of any of the 2013 or sub-
sequent crops of sugarcane or sugar beets shall 
not be eligible for a loan under any provision of 
law with respect to the crop; and 
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(B) the Secretary of Agriculture may not 
make price support available, whether in the 
form of a loan, payment, purchase, or other op-
eration, 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. 
(2) CONTINUED LIABILITY.—This section and 
the amendments made by this section shall not af-
fect the liability of any person under any provision 
of law as in effect before the application of this sec-
tion and the amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 102. 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 
1701.13 through 1701.13.50 and subheadings 1701.14 
through 1701.14.50 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 1701.13, as in 
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
section: 
‘‘ 
1701. 
13.00 
Cane sugar ......................................
Free 
39.85¢/kg 
’’. 
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(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 1701.91.80 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 1701.13.05, 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 
’’; 
(2) by striking subheadings 1701.99 through 
1701.99.50 and inserting in numerical sequence the 
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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-
heading having the same degree of indentation as 
the article description for subheading 2106.90.39: 
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‘‘ 
2106.90.40 
Syrups derived from cane or beet 
sugar, containing added coloring 
but not added flavoring matter .......
Free 
42.50¢/kg
’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 17 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by striking additional U.S. notes 5, 7, 8, and 
9. 
(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. 
TITLE 
II—NATIONAL 
OCEANIC 
AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINIS-
TRATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. TERMINATION OF NOAA FISHERY PROMOTION 
AND DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIES. 
Title II of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 
1986 (16 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) is repealed. 
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SEC. 202. TERMINATION OF NOAA FISHERIES FINANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) TERMINATION.—Section 53702(b) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION
OF
FISHERY
LOAN
PRO-
GRAM.—No obligation involving a fishing vessel, 
fishery facility, aquaculture facility, individual fish-
ing quota, or fishing capacity reduction program 
may be issued or guaranteed under this chapter 
after the date of this paragraph.’’. 
TITLE III—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 301. HIGH-SPEED RAIL. 
Chapter 261 of title 49, United States Code, is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 302. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT. 
Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 821, et seq.) is repealed. 
SEC. 303. RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 20108(a) and (b), and section 20117(d) and 
(e), of title 49, United States Code, are repealed. 
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TITLE IV—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 401. TERMINATION OF TITLE IX GUARANTEED LOAN 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Chapter 537 of title 46, United States 
Code, is repealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of subtitle V of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to such chapter. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such title is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in section 31308, by inserting ‘‘as in effect 
before the date of the enactment of the New Fair 
Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated Sub-
sidies Act of 2013,’’ after ‘‘chapter 537 of this 
title,’’; 
(2) in section 31326(b), by inserting ‘‘as in ef-
fect before the date of the enactment of the New 
Fair Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated 
Subsidies Act of 2013,’’ after ‘‘chapter 537 of this 
title,’’ each place it appears; 
(3) in section 51704(b), by inserting ‘‘as in ef-
fect before the date of the enactment of the New 
Fair Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated 
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Subsidies Act of 2013,’’ after ‘‘chapter 537 of this 
title,’’; 
(4) in section 553301(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘as in 
effect before the date of the enactment of the New 
Fair Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated 
Subsidies Act of 2013,’’ after ‘‘chapter 537 of this 
title,’’; and 
(5) in section 57101(b), by inserting ‘‘(as in ef-
fect before the date of the enactment of the New 
Fair Deal Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated 
Subsidies Act of 2013)’’ after ‘‘537’’. 
SEC. 402. TERMINATION OF OCEAN FREIGHT DIFFEREN-
TIAL SUBSIDIES. 
(a) REPEAL.—Sections 55316 and 55317 of title 46, 
United States Code, are repealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of chapter 553 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to such sections. 
TITLE V—APPALACHIAN 
REGIONAL COMMISSION 
SEC. 501. TERMINATION OF APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COM-
MISSION. 
(a) TERMINATION.—The Appalachian Regional Com-
mission is terminated. 
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(b) REPEAL.—Subtitle IV of title 40, United States 
Code, is repealed. 
TITLE VI—ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
MENT ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 601. TERMINATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AD-
MINISTRATION. 
(a) TERMINATION.—The Economic Development Ad-
ministration is terminated. 
(b) REPEAL.—The Public Works and Economic De-
velopment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is re-
pealed. 
TITLE VII—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 701. CONCLUSION OF BUSINESS. 
(a) CONCLUSION OF BUSINESS.—The President shall 
take such actions as may be necessary and appropriate 
to conclude the outstanding affairs of each program and 
activity terminated by this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act. 
(b) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
This section may not be construed to prevent the expendi-
ture of any funds received under any program or activity 
terminated by this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act. Such funds shall be subject to the laws and regula-
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tions that would have applied to the funds if this Act had 
not been enacted. 
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