Sec. 10312. Sugar program updates

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Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7272 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (5), by striking 2023 crop years. and inserting 2024 crop years; and ; and by adding at the end the following: 24.00 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for each of the 2025 through 2031 crop years. ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (2), by striking 2023 crop years. and inserting 2024 crop years; and ; and by adding at the end the following: a rate that is equal to 136.55 percent of the loan rate per pound of raw cane sugar under subsection (a)(6) for each of the 2025 through 2031 crop years. ; and in subsection (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031 .

Section 167 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7287 ) is amended— by striking subsection

(a)and inserting the following: For the 2025 crop year and each subsequent crop year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall establish rates for the storage of forfeited sugar in an amount that is not less than— in the case of refined sugar, 34 cents per hundredweight per month; and in the case of raw cane sugar, 27 cents per hundredweight per month. ; and in subsection (b)— in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting Subsequent ; and Prior by striking and subsequent and inserting through 2024 . Section 359b(a)(1) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( 7 U.S.C. 1359bb(a)(1) ) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2031 . Section 359c(g)(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( 7 U.S.C. 1359cc(g)(2) ) is amended— by striking In the case and inserting the following: Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in the case ; and by adding at the end the following: If the Secretary makes an upward adjustment under paragraph (1)(A), in adjusting allocations among beet sugar processors, the Secretary shall give priority to beet sugar processors with available sugar. . Section 359e(b)(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( 7 U.S.C. 1359ee(b)(2) ) is amended— by redesignating subparagraphs

(A)through

(C)as clauses

(i)through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; in the matter preceding clause

(i)(as so redesignated), by striking If the Secretary and inserting the following: If the Secretary ; and by adding at the end the following: In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— make an initial determination based on the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board for January that shall be applicable to the crop year for which allotments are required; and provide for an initial reassignment under subparagraph (A)(i) not later than 30 days after the date on which the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates described in clause

(i)is released. . Section 359k of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( 7 U.S.C. 1359kk ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Subject to paragraph (3), following the establishment of the tariff-rate quotas under subsection

(a)for a quota year, the Secretary shall— determine which countries do not intend to fulfill their allocation for the quota year; and reallocate any forecasted shortfall in the fulfillment of the tariff-rate quotas as soon as practicable. Subject to paragraph (3), not later than March 1 of a quota year, the Secretary shall reallocate any additional forecasted shortfall in the fulfillment of the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar established under subsection (a)(1) for that quota year. Paragraphs

(1)and

(2)shall cease to be in effect if— the Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico, signed December 19, 2014, is terminated; and no countervailing duty order under subtitle A of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq. ) is in effect with respect to sugar from Mexico. In this subsection, the term domestic sugar industry means domestic— sugar beet producers and processors; producers and processors of sugar cane; and refiners of raw cane sugar. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall conduct a study on whether the establishment of additional terms and conditions with respect to refined sugar imports is necessary and appropriate. In conducting the study under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall examine the following: The need for— defining refined sugar as having a minimum polarization of 99.8 degrees or higher; establishing a standard for color- or reflectance-based units for refined sugar such as those utilized by the International Commission of Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis; prescribing specifications for packaging type for refined sugar; prescribing specifications for transportation modes for refined sugar; requiring evidence that sugar imported as refined sugar will not undergo further refining in the United States; prescribing appropriate terms and conditions to avoid unlawful sugar imports; and establishing other definitions, terms and conditions, or other requirements. The potential impact of modifications described in each of subclauses

(I)through

(VII)of clause

(i)on the domestic sugar industry. Whether, based on the needs described in clause

(i)and the impact described in clause (ii), the establishment of additional terms and conditions is appropriate. In conducting the study under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consult with representatives of the domestic sugar industry and users of refined sugar. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the findings of the study conducted under subparagraph (A). Based on the findings in the report submitted under paragraph (2)(D), and after providing notice to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Secretary may issue regulations in accordance with subparagraph

(B)to establish additional terms and conditions with respect to refined sugar imports that are necessary and appropriate. The Secretary may issue regulations under subparagraph

(A)if the regulations— do not have an adverse impact on the domestic sugar industry; and are consistent with the requirements of this part, section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7272 ), and obligations under international trade agreements that have been approved by Congress. . Section 359k(b)(1) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( 7 U.S.C. 1359kk(b)(1) ) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking if there is an and inserting for the sole purpose of responding directly to an . Section 359l(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( 7 U.S.C. 1359ll(a) ) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2031 .

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