3.0.0 475 2023-01-11T13:28:21Z 2023-01-11T13:28:21Z Senate S 2015-02-12 114 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-12T15:53:50Z Sugar Reform Act of 2015 114 1714 HR 2015-04-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Identical bill CRS 2015-02-12 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2015-02-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2015-02-12 True T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2015-02-12 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2015-02-12 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-02-12 True C000542 Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] DANIEL COATS R IN RAY 2015-02-12 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2015-02-12 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-02-12 True C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2015-02-12 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2015-02-12 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2015-02-12 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2015-02-12 True J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2015-02-12 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2015-02-12 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2015-02-12 True P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2015-02-12 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2015-02-12 True Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Agricultural trade Alternative and renewable resources Motor fuels Tariffs Agriculture and Food 00 2015-02-12 Introduced in Senate 2015-08-13T14:31:39Z Sugar Reform Act of 2015

This bill revises the Department of Agriculture (USDA) sugar program to decrease price support levels and make other modifications.

The bill amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to decrease the rate for price support loans to processors of domestically grown sugarcane and sugar beets. The loan rate is the price level at which processors can take out loans.

The bill amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to require USDA to set the marketing allotments at a level appropriate to maintain adequate domestic supplies at reasonable prices. The allotments limit the amount of sugar that each processor may sell. The allotments may be suspended or modified based on: (1) the interests of consumers, workers, businesses, and agricultural producers; and (2) the relative competitiveness of domestically produced and imported foods containing sugar.

In setting import quotas necessary to comply with trade agreements, USDA must:

  • set the quotas at no less than the minimum level necessary for compliance,
  • adjust the quotas to provide adequate domestic supplies at reasonable prices,
  • establish and adjust quotas so that the ratio of sugar stocks to total sugar use at the end of the year will be approximately 15.5% or the target necessary to prevent unreasonably high prices or forfeitures, and
  • permit the temporary transfer of quotas between countries.

The bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to repeal the Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers, which requires USDA to purchase sugar from domestic processors and sell it to bioenergy producers for biofuel production.

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