[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1385 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1385

To repeal the sugar price support program and marketing allotments for 
                     sugar, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2011

   Mr. Pitts (for himself and Mr. Davis of Illinois) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the sugar price support program and marketing allotments for 
                     sugar, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Free Market Sugar Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM AND MARKETING ALLOTMENTS 
              FOR SUGAR.

    (a) Sugar Program.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture 
        Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is repealed.
            (2) Related 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        Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110) is repealed.
    (b) Marketing Allotments for Sugar.--
            (1) Repeal.--Part VII of subtitle B of title III of the 
        Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa-1359ll), 
        except section 359k (7 U.S.C. 1359kk), is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 359k of the Agricultural 
        Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359kk) is amended to read as 
        follows:

``SEC. 359K. ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF RATE QUOTAS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--Except as provided in subsection (c) and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall 
establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugars 
for a quota year at the level necessary to ensure--
            ``(1) a robust and competitive sugar processing industry in 
        the United States; and
            ``(2) an adequate supply of sugar at reasonable prices in 
        the United States.
    ``(b) Factors.--In determining the tariff-rate quotas necessary to 
satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall consider the following:
            ``(1) The quantity and quality of sugar that will be 
        subject to human consumption in the United States during the 
        quota year.
            ``(2) The quantity and quality of sugar that will be 
        available from the domestic processing of sugarcane, sugar 
        beets, and in-process beet sugar.
            ``(3) The quantity of sugar that would provide for 
        reasonable carryover stocks.
            ``(4) The quantity of sugar that will be available from 
        carry-over stocks for human consumption in the United States 
        during the quota year.
            ``(5) United States obligations under international trade 
        agreements that have been approved by Congress.
    ``(c) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to specialty 
sugar.''.
    (c) Permanent Price Support Levels for Designated Nonbasic 
Agricultural Commodities.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 201(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 
        (7 U.S.C. 1446(a)) is amended by striking ``milk, sugar beets, 
        and sugarcane'' and inserting ``and milk''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 301 of the Agricultural 
        Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1447) is amended by inserting ``(other 
        than sugar beets and sugarcane)'' after ``any nonbasic 
        agricultural commodity''.
    (d) Storage Facility Loans.--Section 1402 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7971) is repealed.
    (e) Storage Payments.--Section 167 of the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7287) is repealed.
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