DRY EDIBLE BEANS; COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION.

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 management.