[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1567 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1567

     To eliminate corporate welfare programs of the Department of 
    Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the Department of 
              Transportation, and other Federal agencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2013

 Mr. Mulvaney (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Jordan, 
   Mr. McClintock, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Ribble, Mr. 
  Amash, Mr. Meadows, and Mr. Salmon) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
 Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
Agriculture, Natural Resources, Financial Services, and Armed Services, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To eliminate corporate welfare programs of the Department of 
    Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the Department of 
              Transportation, and other Federal agencies.

    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 ``New Fair Deal Consolidating and 
Eliminating Outdated Subsidies Act of 2013'' or ``New Fair Deal CEO's 
Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents of this Act is the following:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
                             TITLE I--SUGAR

Sec. 101. Elimination of sugar price support and production adjustment 
                            programs and related sugar corporate 
                            welfare programs.
Sec. 102. Elimination of sugar tariff and over-quota tariff rate.
   TITLE II--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 201. Termination of NOAA Fishery promotion and development 
                            subsidies.
Sec. 202. Termination of NOAA fisheries finance program.
          TITLE III--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 301. High-speed rail.
Sec. 302. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement.
Sec. 303. Railroad research and development.
               TITLE IV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 401. Termination of title IX guaranteed loan program.
Sec. 402. Termination of ocean freight differential subsidies.
                TITLE V--APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

Sec. 501. Termination of Appalachian Regional Commission.
             TITLE VI--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 601. Termination of Economic Development Administration.
                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Conclusion of business.

                             TITLE I--SUGAR

SEC. 101. ELIMINATION OF SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT AND PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT 
              PROGRAMS AND RELATED SUGAR CORPORATE WELFARE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Repeal of Sugar Price Support Authority.--Section 156 of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) 
is repealed.
    (b) Termination of Marketing Quotas and Allotments.--
            (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) Exclusion of Sugar From General USDA Price Support Powers.--
            (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 ``commodities''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(other than 
                sugar beets and sugarcane)'' after ``commodity''.
            (2) Powers of commodity credit corporation.--Section 5(a) 
        of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
        714c(a)) is amended by inserting ``, sugar beets, and 
        sugarcane'' after ``tobacco''.
            (3) Price support for nonbasic agricultural commodities.--
        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''.
            (4) Commodity credit corporation storage payments.--Section 
        167 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
        1996 (7 U.S.C. 7287) is repealed.
            (5) Storage facility loans.--Section 1402(c) of the Farm 
        Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7971(c)) is 
        repealed.
            (6) 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) Implementation and Transition Provisions.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law--
                    (A) a processor of any of the 2013 or subsequent 
                crops of sugarcane or sugar beets shall not be eligible 
                for a loan under any provision of law with respect to 
                the crop; and
                    (B) 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 
                2013 and subsequent crops of sugar beets and sugarcane 
                by using the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
                or other funds available to the Secretary.
            (2) Continued liability.--This section and the amendments 
        made by this section shall not affect the liability of any 
        person under any provision of law as in effect before the 
        application of this section and the amendments made by this 
        section.

SEC. 102. 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 1701.13 through 1701.13.50 and subheadings 1701.14 through 
1701.14.50 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 
1701.13, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
this section:


``      1701. 13.00      Cane sugar.........  Free                 ...................  39.85 cents/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 cents/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 1701.91.80 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 1701.13.05, as in effect on the day 
        before the date of the enactment of this section:


``       1701.91.02       Containing added     Free                 ...................  42.05 cents/kg       ''
                           coloring but not                                                                    ;
                           containing added
                           flavoring matter..

            (2) by striking subheadings 1701.99 through 1701.99.50 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 1701.99, as in effect on the day before the date of 
        the enactment of this section:


``       1701.99.00       Other..............  Free                 ...................  42.05 cents/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 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 1702.60.22:


``       1702.90.02       Containing soluble   Free                                      42.05 cents/kg       ''
                           non-sugar solids                                                                    ;
                           (excluding any
                           foreign
                           substances,
                           including but not
                           limited to
                           molasses, that may
                           have been added to
                           or developed in
                           the product) equal
                           to 6 percent or
                           less by weight of
                           the total soluble
                           solids............

        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 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 2106.90.39:


``       2106.90.40       Syrups derived from  Free                                      42.50 cents/kg       ''
                           cane or beet                                                                        .
                           sugar, containing
                           added coloring but
                           not added
                           flavoring matter..

    (d) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States is amended by striking additional U.S. 
notes 5, 7, 8, and 9.
    (e) Administration of Tariff-Rate Quotas.--Section 404(d)(1) of the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
            (2) by striking ``; or'' at the end of subparagraph (C) and 
        inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (D).
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply with 
respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, 
on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

   TITLE II--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 201. TERMINATION OF NOAA FISHERY PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT 
              SUBSIDIES.

    Title II of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 
4001 et seq.) is repealed.

SEC. 202. TERMINATION OF NOAA FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Termination.--Section 53702(b) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Termination of fishery loan program.--No obligation 
        involving a fishing vessel, fishery facility, aquaculture 
        facility, individual fishing quota, or fishing capacity 
        reduction program may be issued or guaranteed under this 
        chapter after the date of this paragraph.''.

          TITLE III--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 301. HIGH-SPEED RAIL.

    Chapter 261 of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.

SEC. 302. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT.

    Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
1976 (45 U.S.C. 821, et seq.) is repealed.

SEC. 303. RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 20108(a) and (b), and section 20117(d) and (e), of title 
49, United States Code, are repealed.

               TITLE IV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 401. TERMINATION OF TITLE IX GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM.

    (a) Repeal.--Chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of subtitle 
V of such title is amended by striking the item relating to such 
chapter.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such title is further amended--
            (1) in section 31308, by inserting ``as in effect before 
        the date of the enactment of the New Fair Deal Consolidating 
        and Eliminating Outdated Subsidies Act of 2013,'' after 
        ``chapter 537 of this title,'';
            (2) in section 31326(b), by inserting ``as in effect before 
        the date of the enactment of the New Fair Deal Consolidating 
        and Eliminating Outdated Subsidies Act of 2013,'' after 
        ``chapter 537 of this title,'' each place it appears;
            (3) in section 51704(b), by inserting ``as in effect before 
        the date of the enactment of the New Fair Deal Consolidating 
        and Eliminating Outdated Subsidies Act of 2013,'' after 
        ``chapter 537 of this title,'';
            (4) in section 553301(a)(2), by inserting ``as in effect 
        before the date of the enactment of the New Fair Deal 
        Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated Subsidies Act of 2013,'' 
        after ``chapter 537 of this title,''; and
            (5) in section 57101(b), by inserting ``(as in effect 
        before the date of the enactment of the New Fair Deal 
        Consolidating and Eliminating Outdated Subsidies Act of 2013)'' 
        after ``537''.

SEC. 402. TERMINATION OF OCEAN FREIGHT DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDIES.

    (a) Repeal.--Sections 55316 and 55317 of title 46, United States 
Code, are repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of chapter 
553 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to such 
sections.

                TITLE V--APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

SEC. 501. TERMINATION OF APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION.

    (a) Termination.--The Appalachian Regional Commission is 
terminated.
    (b) Repeal.--Subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, is 
repealed.

             TITLE VI--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 601. TERMINATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Termination.--The Economic Development Administration is 
terminated.
    (b) Repeal.--The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is repealed.

                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 701. CONCLUSION OF BUSINESS.

    (a) Conclusion of Business.--The President shall take such actions 
as may be necessary and appropriate to conclude the outstanding affairs 
of each program and activity terminated by this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act.
    (b) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--This section may not be 
construed to prevent the expenditure of any funds received under any 
program or activity terminated by this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act. Such funds shall be subject to the laws and regulations that 
would have applied to the funds if this Act had not been enacted.
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