,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ci  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#ad1 #bjac ,mr4 ,yoho 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,hastings of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1  
,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,ms4 ,frankel of        
,florida1 ,mr4 ,rooney1 ,mr4 ,radel1    
,mr4 ,schrader1 ,mrs4 ,roby1 and ,ms4   
,wilson of ,florida7 submitted the      
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,agriculture1 for a period
 to be subsequently determined by the   
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,expressing  
the sense of ,congress that all direct  
and indirect subsidies that benefit the 
production or export of sugar by all    
major sugar producing and consuming     
countries should be eliminated4         
,whereas every major sugar-producing and
 sugar-consuming country in the world   

maintains some form of direct or        
indirect subsidy to support its sugar   
growers1 processors1 or consumers2      
,whereas virtually all of the more than 
#ajj countries that produce sugar       
maintain market distorting subsidy      
programs1 including--  7#a7 the         
,government of ,brazil which has direct 
and indirect subsidies of at least      
#b1ejj1jjj1jjj per year for programs to 
promote its sugar and ethanol industry  
and a subsidized credit program making  
available over #b1jjj1jjj1jjj to growers
 to replant sugarcane2 and  7#b7 the    
,government of ,mexico which has direct 
and indirect subsidies to keep open #i  
government-owned sugar mills accounting 
for #bb percent of ,mexican sugar       
production and direct payments to       
sugarcane growers2  ,whereas the world  
sugar market is the most volatile       
commodity market in the world2 ,whereas 
the foregoing clauses provide ample     
evidence there is no undistorted1 free  
market in sugar in the world today2 and 

,whereas if such a free market did      
exist1 ,united ,states sugar farmers and
 processors could compete effectively in
 that market3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    
,that it is the sense of ,congress      
that--  7#a7 the ,president1 by         
agreements negotiated under the auspices
 of the ,world ,trade ,organization1    
should seek elimination of all direct   
and indirect subsidies benefitting the  
production or export of sugar by the    
government of--  7,a7 each country that 
exported more than #bjj1jjj metric tons 
of sugar during #bjac2 and  7,b7 any    
other country with which the ,united    
,states has in effect a free trade      
agreement2  7#b7 if the ,president      
determines that all such subsidies by   
all such countries have been eliminated1
 then the ,president should report to   
,congress detailed information about how
 each of the countries has eliminated   
such subsidies2 and  7#c7 after         
submitting such report1 the ,president  
should propose to ,congress legislation 

to implement a zero for zero sugar      
subsidy policy4