Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated.

H. Con. Res. 39 · 113th Congress · Jun 14, 2013 · Lineage

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

That it is the sense of Congress that—

(1)

the President, by agreements negotiated under the auspices of the World Trade Organization, should seek elimination of all direct and indirect subsidies benefitting the production or export of sugar by the government of—

(A)

each country that exported more than 200,000 metric tons of sugar during 2013; and

(B)

any other country with which the United States has in effect a free trade agreement;

(2)

if the President determines that all such subsidies by all such countries have been eliminated, then the President should report to Congress detailed information about how each of the countries has eliminated such subsidies; and

(3)

after submitting such report, the President should propose to Congress legislation to implement a “zero for zero” sugar subsidy policy.

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Jun 14, 2013viewing Introduced in House Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. LaMalfa, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Radel, Mr. Schrader, Mrs. Roby, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated.

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