12 2 STA T .98 1 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 34—M A Y 22 , 2008 publishonam on t hl y basis c omposit ed ataonp r oduction , imports, distribution, and stoc k le v els o f su g ar .‘ ‘ ( h )SUBSTI TUTI ON O FRE FINE D SU GAR . —F or purposes of A ddi - tional U .S. N ote 6 to chapter 17 of the H armoni z ed T ariff Schedule of the United States and the ree x port programs and polyhydric alcohol program administered by the Secretary, all refined sugars ( w hether derived from sugar beets or sugarcane) produced by cane sugar refineries and beet sugar processors shall be fully substitut- able for the export of sugar and sugar-containing products under those programs. ‘‘(i) E FFE C TI V E P ERIOD.—This section shall be effective only for the 20 0 8 through 2012 crops of sugar beets and sugarcane. ’ ’. (b) TRANSITION.—The Secretary shall make loans for raw cane sugar and refined beet sugar available for the 2007 crop year on the terms and conditions provided in section 1 5 6 of the Federal Agriculture I mprovement and Reform Act of 1 9 96 (7 U.S. C . 7272), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. SEC.1402 . UNIT E D ST A TES M EM B E R S H I P IN THE INTERNATI O NA L SU G AR ORGANI Z ATION. The Secretary shall work with the Secretary of State to restore United States membership in the International Sugar O rganization not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 140 3 . F LE X IBLE MAR K ETING ALLOTMENTS FOR SUGAR. (a) D EFINITIONS.—Section 3 59a of the Agricultural Ad j ustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and ( 4 )as paragraphs (2), (4), (5), and (6), respectively
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following
‘‘(1) HU M AN CONSUM P TION.—The term ‘human consump- tion’, when used in the context of a reference to sugar (whether in the form of sugar, in-process sugar, syrup, molasses, or in some other form) for human consumption, includes sugar for use in human food, beverages, or similar products.’’; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: ‘‘(3) M AR K ET.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERA L .—The term ‘market’ means to sell or otherwise dispose of in commerce in the United States. ‘‘( B ) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘market’ includes— ‘‘(i) the forfeiture of sugar under the loan program for sugar established under section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272); ‘‘(ii) with respect to any integrated processor and refiner, the movement of raw cane sugar into the refining process; and ‘‘(iii) the sale of sugar for the production of ethanol or other bioenergy product, if the disposition of the sugar is administered by the Secretary under section 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. ‘‘(C) MARKETING Y EAR.—Forfeited sugar described in subparagraph (B)(i) shall be considered to have been mar- keted during the crop year for which a loan is made under the loan program described in that subparagraph.’’. Deadlin e .7USC3602 n ot e. 7 USC 7272 note.
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