,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dbfe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #g1 #bjag,ms4 ,foxx 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,goodlatte1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,dent1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,hensarling1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,shuster1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mrs4 ,brooks of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,kind1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,frelinghuysen1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,barletta1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,smucker1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,sensenbrenner1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,costello of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,banks of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,womack1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,rothfus1 ,mr4 ,brat1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 and ,mr4 ,stewart7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 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 ,a ,,bill ,to modernize the sugar program under the ,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif1 to provide for the repeal of the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers under the ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb and marketing allotments for sugar under the ,agricultural ,adjustment ,act of #aich1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,sugar ,policy ,modernization ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,sugar program 7a7 ,loan rates ,section #aef of the ,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gbgb7 is amended by striking subsections 7a7 and 7b7 and inserting the following new subsections3 7a7 ,sugarcane ,the ,secretary shall make loans available to processors of domestically grown sugarcane at a rate equal to-- 7#a7 #ah4ge cents per pound for raw cane sugar for the #bjah crop year2 7#b7 #ah4ej cents per pound for raw cane sugar for the #bjai crop year2 7#c7 #ah4be cents per pound for raw cane sugar for the #bjbj crop year2 and 7#d7 #ah4jj cents per pound for raw cane sugar for the #bjba through #bjbc crop years4 7b7 ,sugar beets ,the ,secretary shall make loans available to processors of domestically grown sugar beets at a rate equal to #abh4e percent of the loan rate per pound of raw cane sugar for the applicable crop year under subsection 7a7 for each of the #bjah through #bjbc crop years4 4 7b7 ,avoiding forfeitures while ensuring adequate supplies at reasonable prices ,section #aef7;f7 of the ,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gbgb7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by inserting ,while ,ensuring ,adequate ,supplies at ,reasonable ,prices after ,forfeitures2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting ensure adequate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices and after shall4 7c7 ,assurance of no net cost and means for recovery of net costs ,section #aef7;f7 of the ,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gbgb7;f77 is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,assurance of no net cost2 recovery of net costs 7,a7 ,recovery required ,whenever the ,secretary finds that1 notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 the program established under this section has resulted in a net cost to the ,federal ,government1 the ,secretary shall recover1 in a manner determined by the ,secretary in regulations prescribed under subparagraph 7,c71 such net cost from processors of domestically grown sugarcane and sugar beets4 7,b7 ,recovery method ,the ,secretary may provide for single or multiple payments by each processor of domestically grown sugarcane or sugar beets for the recovery of such net cost under this paragraph4 7,c7 ,net cost defined ,in this paragraph1 the term net cost refers to a situation in which ,federal expenditures 7including disbursement of loan proceeds7 for a fiscal year pursuant to the program established under this section exceed receipts under such program 7including loan repayments7 for the same fiscal year4 7,d7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this paragraph4 7,e7 ,application ,this paragraph shall apply beginning with the #bjai crop year4 4 7d7 ,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 #bjah and inserting #bjbc4 #c4 ,one-year extension of feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers and subsequent termination 7a7 ,extension ,section #ijaj7;b7 of the ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #haaj7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by striking #bjah and inserting #bjai2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking #bjah and inserting #bjai4 7b7 ,termination ,section #ijaj of the ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #haaj7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7c7 ,termination ,the ,secretary may not carry out the feedstock flexibility program under subsection 7b7 for the #bjbj or subsequent crops of eligible commodities4 4 #d4 ,two-year extension of marketing allotments for sugar and subsequent administration of tariff-rate quotas 7a7 ,flexible marketing allotments for sugar 7#a7 ,sugar estimates ,section #cei;b7a77#a7 of the ,agricultural ,adjustment ,act of #aich 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acei;bb7a77#a77 is amended by striking #bjah and inserting #bjbj4 7#b7 ,effective period ,section #ceil7a7 of the ,agricultural ,adjustment ,act of #aich 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aceill7a77 is amended by striking #bjah and inserting #bjbj4 7#c7 ,transition to final stocks to use ratio ,section #ceik7b7 of the ,agricultural ,adjustment ,act of #aich 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aceikk7b77 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,stocks-to-use ratio ,notwithstanding paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 the ,secretary shall adjust tariff-rate quotas established under subsection 7a7 in such a manner as to ensure1 to the maximum extent practicable1 that-- 7,a7 the final ratio of sugar stocks to total sugar use at the end of a crop year will be approximately-- 7i7 #ad4e percent for fiscal year #bjai2 and 7ii7 #ae percent for fiscal year #bjbj2 and 7,b7 stocks of raw cane and refined beet sugar are adequate throughout the crop year to meet the needs of the marketplace1 including the efficient utilization of cane refining capacity4 4 7b7 ,repeal and replacement 7#a7 ,in general ,effective ,october #a1 #bjbj1 part ,,vii of subtitle ,b of title ,,iii of the ,agricultural ,adjustment ,act of #aich 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acei;aa et seq47 is amended to read as follows3 ,,vii ,sugar #cei4 ,administration of tariff-rate quotas 7a7 ,establishment ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 at the beginning of fiscal year #bjba and each fiscal year thereafter through the end of the effective period1 the ,secretary shall establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar to provide adequate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices1 but at no less than the minimum level necessary to comply with obligations under international trade agreements that have been approved by ,congress4 7b7 ,adjustment authority ,the ,secretary shall adjust tariff-rate quotas established under subsection 7a7 in such a manner as to ensure1 to the maximum extent practicable1 that-- 7#a7 the final ratio of sugar stocks to total sugar use at the end of a fiscal year will be approximately #ae4e percent for fiscal year #bjba and each fiscal year thereafter through the end of the effective period2 and 7#b7 stocks of raw cane and refined beet sugar are adequate throughout the crop year to meet the needs of the marketplace1 including the efficient utilization of cane refining capacity4 7c7 ,transfer of quota shares 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall promulgate regulations that-- 7,a7 promote full use of the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar and ensure adequate supplies for cane refiners in the ,united ,states2 7,b7 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 pursuant to a voluntary agreement between the transferor and the transferee1 consistent with procedures established by the ,secretary4 7#c7 ,limitations on transfers with respect to fiscal year 7,a7 ,in general ,any transfer under this subsection shall be valid only for the duration of the fiscal year during which the transfer is made4 7,b7 ,following fiscal year ,no transfer under this subsection shall affect the share of the quota allocated to the transferor or transferee for the following fiscal year4 7d7 ,effective period ,this section shall be effective for fiscal years only through the #bjbc crop year for sugar4 4 7#b7 ,continued application of prior law to certain sugar crops ,part ,,vii of subtitle ,b of title ,,iii of the ,agricultural ,adjustment ,act of #aich 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acei;aa et seq471 as in effect on the day before the date specified in paragraph 7#a71 shall continue to apply to the #bjai and #bjbj crop years for sugar4 #e4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,president should establish1 as major goals of the ,united ,states trade policy1 the following3 7#a7 ,the elimination of all direct and indirect subsidies benefitting the production or export of sugar by any government4 7#b7 ,the enforcement1 negotiation1 and implementation of trade agreements that provide commercially meaningful sugar trade liberalization globally and enhance trade opportunities for ,united ,states agriculture and all sectors of the ,united ,states economy4