,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #befh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf1
 #bjai ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,mr4 ,casey1 
,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4      
,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4          
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,portman1  
,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4        
,johnson1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 and ,mr4 ,markey7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to reform the
 ,federal sugar program1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,fair ,sugar ,policy
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,sugar program     
,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 at the end2 and  7#b7 in  
paragraph 7#e71 by striking each of the 
#bjai through #bjbc crop years4 and     

inserting the following3 8the #bjai crop
 year2 and  7#f7 #ah4ge cents per pound 
for raw cane sugar for each of the #bjbj
 through #bjbd crop years4  4  #c4      
,flexible marketing allotments for sugar
 repealed ,part ,,vii of subtitle ,b of 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 ,administration of      
,tariff ,rate ,quotas  #cei;a4 ,tariff  
rate quotas  7a7 ,in general ,at the    
beginning of each quota year1 the       
,secretary shall establish the          
tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar   
and refined sugar at a level that is not
 less than the minimum level necessary  
to comply with obligations under        
international trade agreements that     
,congress has approved4  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 
so that the ratio of sugar stocks to    
total sugar use at the end of each quota
 year shall 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 percentage for the ratio of      
ending stocks to total use described in 
paragraph 7#b7 if the ,secretary        
determines the different target         
percentage 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 an establishment of a 
target percentage 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 the full use of the tariff-rate
 quotas for raw cane sugar and refined  
sugar established or adjusted under     
subsection 7a7 or 7b71 respectively1 the
 ,secretary shall promulgate regulations
 that provide that a country that has   
been allocated a share of the quotas may
 temporarily transfer all or part of the
 share to another country that has also 
been allocated a share of the quotas4   
7#b7 ,transfers voluntary ,a 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 ,a 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  #d4 ,repeal of
 feedstock flexibility program for      
bioenergy producers  ,section #ijaj of  
the ,farm ,security and ,rural          
,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#haaj7 is repealed4