I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4265 
To modernize the sugar program under the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996, to provide for the repeal of the feedstock 
flexibility program for bioenergy producers under the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and marketing allotments for sugar 
under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Mr. DENT, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. 
RUSH, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. GARAMENDI, 
Mr. SHUSTER, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, 
Mr. KIND, Mrs. BLACK, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. 
SCHNEIDER, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. LATTA, 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. COSTELLO of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. 
WOMACK, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, 
Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. BRAT, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. 
SHEA-PORTER, Ms. SINEMA, and Mr. STEWART) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To modernize the sugar program under the Federal Agri-
culture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, to provide 
for the repeal of the feedstock flexibility program for 
bioenergy producers under the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 and marketing allotments for 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:19 Nov 08, 2017
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6652
E:\BILLS\H4265.IH
H4265
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS
sugar under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, 
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 ‘‘Sugar Policy Mod-
ernization Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. SUGAR PROGRAM. 
(a) LOAN RATES.—Section 156 of the Federal Agri-
culture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
7272) is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
inserting the following new subsections: 
‘‘(a) SUGARCANE.—The Secretary shall make loans 
available to processors of domestically grown sugarcane at 
a rate equal to— 
‘‘(1) 18.75 cents per pound for raw cane sugar 
for the 2018 crop year; 
‘‘(2) 18.50 cents per pound for raw cane sugar 
for the 2019 crop year; 
‘‘(3) 18.25 cents per pound for raw cane sugar 
for the 2020 crop year; and 
‘‘(4) 18.00 cents per pound for raw cane sugar 
for the 2021 through 2023 crop years. 
‘‘(b) SUGAR BEETS.—The Secretary shall make loans 
available to processors of domestically grown sugar beets 
at a rate equal to 128.5 percent of the loan rate per pound 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:19 Nov 08, 2017
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4265.IH
H4265
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS