Free Sugar Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to repeal the sugar loan program.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 685 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 685
To repeal the Federal sugar program.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 30, 2011
Mr. Lugar (for himself and Mr. Paul) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To repeal the Federal sugar program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Sugar Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. SUGAR PROGRAM.
Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act
of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is repealed.
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT AND PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
(1) a processor of any of the 2012 or subsequent crops of
sugarcane or sugar beets shall not be eligible for a loan under
any provision of law with respect to the crop; and
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture may not make price support
available, whether in the form of a loan, payment, purchase, or
other operation, for any of the 2012 and subsequent crops of
sugar beets and sugarcane by using the funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation or other funds available to the Secretary.
(b) Termination of Marketing Quotas and Allotments.--
(1) In general.--Part VII of subtitle B of title III of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.)
is repealed.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 344(f)(2) of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1344(f)(2)) is
amended by striking ``sugar cane for sugar, sugar beets for
sugar,''.
(c) General Powers.--
(1) Section 32 activities.--Section 32 of the Act of August
24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), is amended in the second sentence of
the first paragraph--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(other than
sugar beets and sugarcane)'' after ``commodities''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(other than
sugar beets and sugarcane)'' after ``commodity''.
(2) Powers of commodity credit corporation.--Section 5(a)
of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C.
714c(a)) is amended by inserting ``, sugar beets, and
sugarcane'' after ``tobacco''.
(3) Price support for nonbasic agricultural commodities.--
Section 201(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
1446(a)) is amended by striking ``milk, sugar beets, and
sugarcane'' and inserting ``, and milk''.
(4) Commodity credit corporation storage payments.--Section
167 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of
1996 (7 U.S.C. 7287) is repealed.
(5) Suspension and repeal of permanent price support
authority.--Section 171(a)(1) of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7301(a)(1)) is
amended--
(A) by striking subparagraph (E); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (I)
as subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively.
(6) Storage facility loans.--Section 1402(c) of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7971) is
repealed.
(7) Feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy
producers.--Section 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110) is repealed.
(d) Transition Provisions.--This section and the amendments made by
this section shall not affect the liability of any person under any
provision of law as in effect before the application of this section
and the amendments made by this section.
SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF SUGAR TARIFF AND OVER-QUOTA TARIFF RATE.
(a) Elimination of Tariff on Raw Cane Sugar.--Chapter 17 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking
subheadings 1701.11 through 1701.11.50 and inserting in numerical
sequence the following new subheading, with the article description for
such subheading having the same degree of indentation as the article
description for subheading 1701.11, as in effect on the day before the
date of the enactment of this section:
`` 1701.11.00 Cane sugar......... Free ................... 39.85 cents/kg ''.
(b) Elimination of Tariff on Beet Sugar.--Chapter 17 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking
subheadings 1701.12 through 1701.12.50 and inserting in numerical
sequence the following new subheading, with the article description for
such subheading having the same degree of indentation as the article
description for subheading 1701.12, as in effect on the day before the
date of the enactment of this section:
`` 1701.12.00 Beet sugar......... Free ................... 42.05 cents/kg ''
.
(c) Elimination of Tariff on Certain Refined Sugar.--Chapter 17 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended--
(1) by striking the superior text immediately preceding
subheading 1701.91.05 and by striking subheadings 1701.91.05
through 1701.91.30 and inserting in numerical sequence the
following new subheading, with the article description for such
subheading having the same degree of indentation as the article
description for subheading 1701.12.05, as in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of this section:
`` 1701.91.02 Containing added Free ................... 42.05 cents/kg ''
coloring but not ;
containing added
flavoring matter..
(2) by striking subheadings 1701.99 through 1701.99.50 and
inserting in numerical sequence the following new subheading,
with the article description for such subheading having the
same degree of indentation as the article description for
subheading 1701.99, as in effect on the day before the date of
the enactment of this section:
`` 1701.99.00 Other.............. Free ................... 42.05 cents/kg ''
;
(3) by striking the superior text immediately preceding
subheading 1702.90.05 and by striking subheadings 1702.90.05
through 1702.90.20 and inserting in numerical sequence the
following new subheading, with the article description for such
subheading having the same degree of indentation as the article
description for subheading 1702.60.22:
`` 1702.90.02 Containing soluble Free 42.05 cents/kg ''
non-sugar solids ;
(excluding any
foreign
substances,
including but not
limited to
molasses, that may
have been added to
or developed in
the product) equal
to 6 percent or
less by weight of
the total soluble
solids............
and
(4) by striking the superior text immediately preceding
subheading 2106.90.42 and by striking subheadings 2106.90.42
through 2106.90.46 and inserting in numerical sequence the
following new subheading, with the article description for such
subheading having the same degree of indentation as the article
description for subheading 2106.90.39:
`` 2106.90.40 Syrups derived from Free 42.50 cents/kg ''
cane or beet .
sugar, containing
added coloring but
not added
flavoring matter..
(d) Conforming Amendment.--Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by striking additional U.S.
note 5.
(e) Administration of Tariff-Rate Quotas.--Section 404(d)(1) of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(1)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
(2) by striking ``; or'' at the end of subparagraph (C) and
inserting a period; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (D).
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply with
respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption,
on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. APPLICATION.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the
amendments made by this Act shall apply beginning with the 2012 crop of
sugar beets and sugarcane.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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