,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #g  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bd1         
#bjai,mr4 ,yoho 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mooney
 ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4     
,jones1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4  
,graves ( ,l\isiana1 & ,mr4 ,mit*ell7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & 
,means1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on 
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution       
,express+ ! s5se ( ,congress t all      
direct & indirect subsidies t b5efit !  
production or export ( sug> by all major
 sug>-produc+ & -consum+ c\ntries %\ld  
be elim9at$4  ,:]eas e major            
sug>-produc+ & sug>-consum+ c\ntry 9 !  
_w ma9ta9s "s =m ( direct or indirect   
subsidy to support its sug> gr[]s1      
processors1 or consum]s2 ,:]eas         
virtually all ( ! m ?an #ajj c\ntries t 

produce sug> ma9ta9 m>ket-di/ort+       
subsidy programs1 includ+--  7#a7 !     
,gov]nm5t ( ,brazil :i* provides direct 
& indirect subsidies ( at lea/          
#b1ejj1jjj1jjj p] ye> = programs to     
promote its sug> & e?anol indu/ry & has 
increas$ subsidies 9 rec5t ye>s 9 ! =m (
 pref]5tial loans1 debt =giv5ess1 &     
increas$ e?anol usage m&ates2  7#b7 !   
,gov]nm5t ( ,india :i* provides at lea/ 
#a1gjj1jjj1jjj p] ye> 9 subsidy supports
 to prop up its ineffici5t sug> indu/ry1
 includ+ ,,wto-illegal export subsidies 
9 #bjad1 #bjae1 & #bjah2  7#c7 !        
,gov]nm5t ( ,?ail& :i* has m ?an tripl$ 
its sug> exports s9ce #bjjd by provid+  
at lea/ #a1cjj1jjj1jjj 9 subsidies &    
gov]nm5t programs to its sug> indu/ry & 
by ma9ta9+ dome/ic prices well above    
export prices2  7#d7 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !    
,european ,union :i* is s5d+ an e/imat$ 
#ffe1jjj1jjj p] ye> 9 subsidies to sug> 
f>m]s2 &  7#e7 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,mexico :i*
 has us$ direct & indirect subsidies to 
keep op5 sug> mills own$ by private     

indu/ry & ! gov]nm5t has s5t direct     
paym5ts to sug>cane gr[]s1 & has be5    
f\nd guilty ( injur+ ,unit$ ,/ates sug> 
produc]s by dump+ subsidiz$ sug> into ! 
,unit$ ,/ates m>ket2  ,:]eas ! _w sug>  
m>ket is ! mo/ volatile commodity m>ket 
9 ! _w2 ,:]eas ! =ego+ clauses provide  
ample evid5ce !re is no undi/ort$1 free 
m>ket 9 sug> 9 ! _w today2 & ,:]eas if  
su* a free m>ket did exi/1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 sug> f>m]s & processors c\ld compete   
effectively 9 t m>ket3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t x is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 !   
,presid5t %\ld seek elim9ation ( all    
direct & indirect subsidies b5efit+ !   
production or export ( sug> by !        
gov]nm5t (--  7,a7 ea* c\ntry t export$ 
m ?an #bjj1jjj metric tons ( sug> 9     
#bjaf1 #bjag1 or #bjah2 &  7,b7 by any  
o!r c\ntry ) :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates has 9  
effect a free trade agreem5t2  7#b7 if !
 ,presid5t det]m9es t all su* subsidies 
by all su* c\ntries h be5 elim9at$1 !   
,presid5t %\ld submit a report to       
,congress provid+ detail$ in=mation ab\t

 h[ ea* ( ! c\ntries has elim9at$ su*   
subsidies2 &  7#c7 aft] submitt+ su* a  
report1 ! ,presid5t %\ld propose to     
,congress legislation to implem5t ,unit$
 ,/ates sug> policy re=ms4