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139 STAT. 98 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 ‘‘(A) determine which countries do not intend to fulfill their allocation for the quota year; and ‘‘(B) reallocate any forecasted shortfall in the fulfill- ment of the tariff-rate quotas as soon as practicable. ‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT REALLOCATION.—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. ‘‘(3) CESSATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall cease to be in effect if— ‘‘(A) the Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico, signed December 19, 2014, is terminated; and ‘‘(B) 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. ‘‘(d) REFINED SUGAR.— ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC SUGAR INDUSTRY.—In this subsection, the term ‘domestic sugar industry’ means domestic— ‘‘(A) sugar beet producers and processors; ‘‘(B) producers and processors of sugar cane; and ‘‘(C) refiners of raw cane sugar. ‘‘(2) STUDY REQUIRED.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—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. ‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall examine the fol- lowing: ‘‘(i) The need for— ‘‘(I) defining ‘refined sugar’ as having a min- imum polarization of 99.8 degrees or higher; ‘‘(II) establishing a standard for color- or reflec- tance-based units for refined sugar such as those utilized by the International Commission of Uni- form Methods of Sugar Analysis; ‘‘(III) prescribing specifications for packaging type for refined sugar; ‘‘(IV) prescribing specifications for transpor- tation modes for refined sugar; ‘‘(V) requiring evidence that sugar imported as refined sugar will not undergo further refining in the United States; ‘‘(VI) prescribing appropriate terms and condi- tions to avoid unlawful sugar imports; and ‘‘(VII) establishing other definitions, terms and conditions, or other requirements. ‘‘(ii) The potential impact of modifications described in each of subclauses (I) through (VII) of clause (i) on the domestic sugar industry. ‘‘(iii) Whether, based on the needs described in clause (i) and the impact described in clause (ii), the Deadline. Deadline. Determination.