73d C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 263. MAY 9, 1934 . "(ii) Forbid processors, handlers of sugar, and others from trans- porting to, receiving in, processing or marketing in, continental United States, and/or from processing in the Territory of Hawaii or Puerto Rico for consumption in continental United States, sugar from the Ter ritory of Haw aii or Puerto Rico, in exce ss of quotas fixed by the Secretary of Agriculture, for any calendar year, based on average quantities therefrom brought into continental United States for consumption, or which was actually consumed, therein during such three years, respectively, in the years 1925-1933, inclu- sive, as the Secretary of Agriculture may, from time to time, deter- mine to be the most representative respective three years, adjusted, together with the quotas established pursuant to paragraph ( i), (in such manner as the Secretary shall determine) to the remainder of the total estimated consumption requirements of sugar for con- tinental Uni ted States, d etermined pur suant to subse ction (2) of this section, after deducting therefrom the quotas for continental United States, provided for by paragraph (B) of this subsection Provided, however, That in such quotas there may be included direct-consumption sugar up to an amount not exceeding the respec- tive quantities of direct-consumption sugar therefrom brought into continental United States for consumption, or which was actually consumed, th erein during the year 1931 , 1932, or 193 3, whichever is greater, and the Secretary of Agriculture may, by orders or regu- lations, all ot such quota s and readjus t any such all otment, from time to time, among the processors, handlers of sugar, and others
and/or "(B) Forbid processors, handlers of sugar, and others from mar- keting in, or in the current of, or in competition with, or so as to I aurden, obstruct, or in any way affect, interstate or foreign com- merce, sugar manufactured from sugar beets and/or sugarcane, produced in the continental United States beet-sugar-producing area, the States of Louisiana and Florida, and any other State or States in excess of the following quotas, for any calendar year, except as provided for in subsection (2) of this section : United States beet- sugar area, one million five hundred and fifty thousand short tons raw value ; the States of Louisiana and Florida, except as may be provided under paragraph (C ) of this sub section, two h undred and sixty thousand short tons raw value
- and the Secretary of Agri-
culture may, by orders or regulations, allot such quotas and readjust any such allotment, from time to time, among the processors, handlers of sugar, and others ; and/or "(C) For any calendar year, determine the quota, but not less than the quota provided in paragraph (B), for any area produci ng less than two hundred and fifty thousand long tons of sugar raw value during t he next prece ding calendar year ; a nd /o r "(D) Establi sh a separate quota or quot as for edible molasses and/or sirup of cane juice produced in continental United States, in addition to, and/or for edible molasses, sirups, and sugar mix- tures produced in any other area or areas to which this title relates . as part of o r in addition to, the quota s established pursuant to paragraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of this subsection, for use as such and not for the extraction of sugar . "(2) (A) The consum ption require ments of suga r for continen tal United States, for the calendar year 1934, and for each succeeding calendar year, shall be determined by the Secretary of Agriculture fro m available s tatistics of the Department of Agricultu re . The consumption requirements so determined shall, at such intervals as the Secretary finds necessary to effectuate the declared policy and 36637 • -34-43 673 Hawaii and Puerto Rico . Quotas of ; importing in excess of, forbidden . Determinati on of quotas . Adjustment . Proviso . Direct-consu mption sugar included . Sugar fr om conti- nentally produced beets or cane . Orders forbidd ing in- terference in commerce in excess of quotas . Quotas Beet-sugar area Louisiana and Flor- ida . Allotments and read- justments . Quotas for sma ll areas ; raw value basis . Separate quotas for si rups and for suga r mixtures . Deemed pa rt of, or addition to other des- ignat ed quotas . Consumption re- quirements ; adjusting quotas in re lat ion thereto .
