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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-387—AUG. 11, 1988

102 STAT. 941

of multiperil crop insurance coverage from sources other than through the county committee office, as approved by the Secretary. (3) The Secretary shall provide by regulation for a reduction in the Regulations. commissions paid to private insurance agents, brokers, or companies on crop insurance contracts entered into under this section sufficient to reflect that such insurance contracts principally involve only a servicing function to be performed by the agent, broker, or company. (d) REPAYMENT OF BENEFITS.—Each producer subject to the requirements under this section shall make immediate repayment to the Secretary of any disaster payment or forgiven advance deficiency payment that the producer othei^vise is required to repay, and (notwithstanding any other provision of law) shall become immediately liable for full repayment of all principal and interest outstanding on any emergency loan described in subsection (a) made subject to this section, at any time (prior to the end of the 1989 crop year for the commodity involved) that the crop insurance coverage required of the producer under this section is cancelled by the producer. SEC. 208. DRY EDIBLE BEANS; COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION.

(a) DRY EDIBLE BEANS.—Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended by inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection: "(j) To accumulate, prior to the 1989 crop year, sufficient actuarial data to enable the Corporation to provide crop insurance that meets the differentiated needs of producers of different types of dry edible beans. Commencing with the 1989 crop year, the Corporation shall make such crop insurance available to producers.". (b) COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION.—The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, as soon as practicable, shall make improvements in— (1) the dissemination of information to producers on the availability of Federal crop insurance, using existing Department of Agriculture education facilities and producer financial and crop program support personnel; (2) the training requirements of crop insurance agents who sell and service Federal crop insurance coverage; (3) the incentives to increase the sale of Federal crop insurance through the delivery systems provided for under sections 507(c) and 508(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act; (4) the Federal crop insurance agency referral system for producers seeking information or insurance coverage; (5) the cooperation between Federal and State agencies relating to the Federal crop insurance program; and (6) the use of financial and educational computer programs available in Federal and State agencies to foster the use of Federal crop insurance as a uniform input of costs of production of agricultural commodities for purposes of disaster risk maneigement. SEC. 209. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer funds made available to the Commodity Credit Corporation during fiscal year 1988 to the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service in such amounts as may be necessary for salaries and other expenses incurred in carrying out titles I and II of this Act, except that this

Insurance. 7 USC 1421 note.

7 USC 1421 note.