Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 1.djvu/427

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PUBLIC LAW 106-224-JUNE 20, 2000 114 STAT. 391 "(ii) none may be employed by an approved insurance provider; and "(B) each review must be completed and submitted Deadline. to the Board not later than 30 days prior to the end of the 120-day period described in section 508(h)(4)(D). "(4) CONSIDERATION OF REVIEWS.— The Board shall include reviews conducted under this subsection as part of the consideration of any policy or plan or insurance, or any related material or modification of a policy or plan of insurance, proposed to be offered under this title. "(5) FUNDING OF REVIEWS.— Each contract to conduct a review under this subsection shall be funded from amounts made available under section 516(b)(2)(A)(ii). "(6) RELATION TO OTHER AUTHORITY. —The contract authority provided in this subsection is in addition to any other contracting authority that may be exercised by the Board under section 506(1).". SEC. 143. CONTRACTING FOR RATING OF PLANS OF INSURANCE. Section 507(c)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1507(c)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking "actuarial, loss adjustment," and inserting "actuarial services, services relating to loss adjustment and rating plans of insurance,"; and (2) by inserting after "private sector" the following: "and to enable the Corporation to concentrate on regulating the provision of insurance under this title and evaluating new products and materials submitted under section 508(h) or 523". SEC. 144. ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY OF CROP INSURANCE INFORMA- TION. Section 508(a)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(5)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving such clauses 2 ems to the right; (2) by striking "The Corporation" and inserting the following: "(A) AVAILABLE INFORMATION.—The Corporation"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(B) USE OF ELECTRONIC METHODS.— "(i) DISSEMINATION BY CORPORATION. — The Corporation shall make the information described in subparagraph (A) available electronically to producers and approved insurance providers. "(ii) SUBMISSION TO CORPORATION. —To the maximum extent practicable, the Corporation shall allow producers and approved insurgmce providers to use electronic methods to submit information required by the Corporation.". SEC. 145. ADEQUATE COVERAGE FOR STATES. Section 508(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(7) ADEQUATE COVERAGE FOR STATES. —