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114 STAT. 358 PUBLIC LAW 106-224r-^JUNE 20, 2000 Public Law 106-224 106th Congress An Act To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the safety net for agricul- June 20, 2000 tural producers by providing greater access to more affordable risk management [HR 2559] tools and improved protection from production and income loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Agricultural Risk the United States of America in Congress assembled, Protection Act of 2000. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 7 USC 1501 note. (a) SHORT TITLE. —T his Act may be cited as the "Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— The table of contents of this Act is as follows: TITLE I—CROP INSURANCE COVERAGE SUBTITLE A—CROP INSURANCE COVERAGE Sec. 101. Premium schedule for additional coverage. Sec. 102. Premium schedule for other plans of insurance. Sec. 103. Catastrophic risk protection. Sec. 104. Administrative fee for additional coverage. Sec. 105. Ass^ed yields and actual production history adjustments. Sec. 106. Review and adjustment in rating methodologies. Sec. 107. Quality adjustment. Sec. 108. Double insurance and prevented planting. Sec. 109. Noninsured crop disaster assistance program. SUBTITLE B—IMPROVING PROGRAM INTEGRITY Sec. 121. Improving program compliance and integrity. Sec. 122. Protection of confidential information. Sec. 123. Good farming practices. Sec. 124. Records and reporting. SUBTITLE C—RESEARCH AND PILOT PROGRAMS Sec. 131. Research and development. Sec. 132. Pilot programs. Sec. 133. Education and risk management assistance. Sec. 134. Options pilot program. SUBTITLE I>—ADMINISTRATION Sec. 141. Relation to other laws. Sec. 142. Management of Corporation. Sec. 143. Contracting for rating of plans of insurance. Sec. 144. Electronic availability of crop insurance information. Sec. 145. Adequate coverage for States. Sec. 146. Submission of policies and materials to Board. Sec. 147. Funding. Sec. 148. Standard Reinsurance Agreement. ' SUBTITLE E—^MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 161. Limitation on revenue coverage for potatoes. Sec. 162. Crop insurance coverage for cotton and rice.