I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1739 
To repeal the Federal sugar program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2011 
Mr. DOLD (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. MORAN) 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 sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To repeal the Federal sugar program. 
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 ‘‘Free Sugar Act of 
2011’’. 
SEC. 2. 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and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is repealed.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. 3. ELIMINATION OF SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT AND PRO-
DUCTION ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) a processor of any of the 2012 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 2012 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 is repealed.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. 
(7) 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) 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. 4. 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 
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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: 
‘‘ 
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 
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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 
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-
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