,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fic ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ad1 #bjac ,mr4 ,pitts 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,goodlatte1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,marino1 ,mr4 ,shuster1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,petri1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,barletta1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,dent1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mr4 ,womack1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4 ,rothfus1 ,mr4 ,renacci1 ,mr4 ,gerlach1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 and ,mr4 ,harris7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture ,a ,,bill ,to reform the ,federal sugar program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,sugar ,reform ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,sugar program 7a7 ,sugarcane ,section #aef7;a7 of the ,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gbgb7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking and after the semicolon at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 #ah cents per pound for raw cane sugar for each of the #bjac through #bjag crop years4 4 7b7 ,sugar beets ,section #aef7;b77#b7 of the ,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gbgb7;b77#b77 is amended by striking #bjab and inserting #bjag4 7c7 ,effective period ,section #aef7;i7 of the ,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gbgb7;i77 is amended by striking #bjab and inserting #bjag4 #c4 ,flexible marketing allotments for sugar 7a7 ,in general ,section #cei;b of the ,agricultural ,adjustment ,act of #aich 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acei;bb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 in the matter before subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #bjab and inserting #bjag2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting at reasonable prices after stocks2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking but after the semicolon at the end and inserting and2 and 7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the following3 7,b7 appropriate to maintain adequate domestic supplies at reasonable prices1 taking into account all sources of domestic supply1 including imports4 4 7b7 ,establishment of flexible marketing allotments ,section #cei;c of the ,agricultural ,adjustment ,act of #aich 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acei;cc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking but after the semicolon at the end and inserting and2 and 7ii7 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the following3 7,b7 appropriate to maintain adequate supplies at reasonable prices1 taking into account all sources of domestic supply1 including imports4 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by inserting at reasonable prices after market2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7g77#a7-- 7,a7 by striking ,adjustments4-- and all that follows through ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 the and inserting ,adjustments4--,the2 and 7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,b74 7c7 ,suspension or modification of provisions ,section #cei;j of the ,agricultural ,adjustment ,act of #aich 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acei;jj7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,suspension or modification of provisions ,notwithstanding any other provision of this part1 the ,secretary may suspend or modify1 in whole or in part1 the application of any provision of this part if the ,secretary determines that the action is appropriate1 taking into account-- 7#a7 the interests of consumers1 workers in the food industry1 businesses 7including small businesses71 and agricultural producers2 and 7#b7 the relative competitiveness of domestically produced and imported foods containing sugar4 4 7d7 ,administration of tariff rate quotas ,section #ceik of the ,agricultural ,adjustment ,act of #aich 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aceikk7 is amended to read as follows3 #ceik4 ,administration of tariff rate quotas 7a7 ,establishment ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 at the beginning of the quota year1 the ,secretary shall establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar at no less than the minimum level necessary to comply with obligations under international trade agreements that have been approved by ,congress4 7b7 ,adjustment 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall adjust the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar to provide adequate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices in the domestic market4 7#b7 ,ending stocks ,subject to paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#c71 the ,secretary shall establish and adjust tariff-rate quotas in such a manner that the ratio of sugar stocks to total sugar use at the end of the quota year will be approximately #ae4e percent4 7#c7 ,maintenance of reasonable prices and avoidance of forfeitures 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may establish a different target for the ratio of ending stocks to total use if1 in the judgment of the ,secretary1 the different target is necessary to prevent-- 7i7 unreasonably high prices2 or 7ii7 forfeitures of sugar pledged as collateral for a loan under section #aef of the ,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gbgb74 7,b7 ,announcement ,the ,secretary shall publicly announce any establishment of a target under this paragraph4 7#d7 ,considerations ,in establishing tariff-rate quotas under subsection 7a7 and making adjustments under this subsection1 the ,secretary shall consider the impact of the quotas on consumers1 workers1 businesses 7including small businesses71 and agricultural producers4 7c7 ,temporary transfer of quotas 7#a7 ,in general ,to promote full use of the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar1 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary shall promulgate regulations that provide that any country that has been allocated a share of the quotas may temporarily transfer all or part of the share to any other country that has also been allocated a share of the quotas4 7#b7 ,transfers voluntary ,any transfer under this subsection shall be valid only on voluntary agreement between the transferor and the transferee1 consistent with procedures established by the ,secretary4 7#c7 ,transfers temporary 7,a7 ,in general ,any transfer under this subsection shall be valid only for the duration of the quota year during which the transfer is made4 7,b7 ,following quota year ,no transfer under this subsection shall affect the share of the quota allocated to the transferor or transferee for the following quota year4 4 7e7 ,effective period ,section #ceil7a7 of the ,agricultural ,adjustment ,act of #aich 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aceill7a77 is amended by striking #bjab and inserting #bjag4 #d4 ,repeal of feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers 7a7 ,in general ,section #ijaj of the ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #haaj7 is repealed4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,section #cei;a7#c77;,b7 of the ,agricultural ,adjustment ,act of #aich 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acei;aa7#c77;,b77 is amended-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 by inserting and after the semicolon at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking 2 and at the end and inserting a period2 and 7,c7 by striking clause 7iii74 7#b7 ,section #cei;b7c77#b77;,c7 of the ,agricultural ,adjustment ,act of #aich 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acei;bb7c77#b77;,c77 is amended by striking 1 except for and all that follows through of #bjjb4