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On the recordMay 22, 2013
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To reform the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes) In title I, strike subtitle C and insert the following: Subtitle C--Sugar Reform SEC. 1301. SUGAR PROGRAM. (a) Sugarcane.--Section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end; (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(6) 18 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years.''. (b) Sugar Beets.--Section 156(b)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2018''. (c) Effective Period.--Section 156(i) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(i)) is amended by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2018''. SEC. 1302. FLEXIBLE MARKETING ALLOTMENTS FOR SUGAR. (a) In General.--Section 359b of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C.…
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