I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5189 
To establish the Orange Juice Promotion and Production Improvements Trust 
Fund. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2008 
Mr. MEEK of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To establish the Orange Juice Promotion and Production 
Improvements Trust Fund. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ORANGE JUICE PROMOTION AND PRODUCTION 
IMPROVEMENTS TRUST FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
within the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to 
be known as the Orange Juice Promotion and Production 
Improvements Trust Fund (hereinafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Trust Fund’’), consisting of such 
amounts as may be transferred to the Trust Fund under 
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subsection (b) and any amounts as may be credited to the 
Trust Fund under subsection (c)(2). 
(b) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer to the Trust Fund out of the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury of the United States amounts 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be equiva-
lent to the amounts received into such general fund that 
are attributable to 15 percent of the duty received as of 
September 30 of each year on articles under headings 
2009.11.00 through 2009.19.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States. 
(c) INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the duty of the 
Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of 
the Trust Fund as is not, in the Secretary’s judg-
ment, required to meet current withdrawals. Such 
investments may be made only in interest-bearing 
obligations of the United States or in obligations 
guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the 
United States. For such purpose, such obligations 
may be acquired on original issue at the issue price 
or by purchase of outstanding obligations at the 
market price. Any obligation acquired by the Trust 
Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury 
at the market price. 
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(2) INTEREST AND PROCEEDS FROM SALE OR 
REDEMPTION
OF
OBLIGATIONS.—The interest on, 
and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any 
obligations held in the Trust Fund shall be credited 
to and form a part of the Trust Fund. 
(d) AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS
FROM
TRUST 
FUND.—From amounts available in the Trust Fund (in-
cluding any amounts not obligated in previous fiscal 
years), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to pro-
vide grants to entities in the United States established for 
the generic promotion of orange juice in the United States 
market. The Secretary shall provide such grants only to 
entities that themselves provide funds on a matching 
basis. Such grants shall be provided for programs or 
projects that do one or more of the following: 
(1) Assist United States producers of oranges 
produced for juice processing in the generic pro-
motion and development of the orange juice market. 
(2) Assist United States producers of oranges 
produced for processing in the research of produc-
tion improvements. 
(e) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, shall prepare and submit to Congress an annual 
report on the financial condition and the results of the 
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operations of the Trust Fund, including a description of 
the use of amounts of grants provided under subsection 
(d), during the preceding fiscal year and on its expected 
condition and operations during the next fiscal year. 
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