INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.

SEC. 12021. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1515) is amended— (a) in subsection (j)(3), by adding before the period at the end the following: “, which shall be subject to competition on a periodic basis, as determined by the Secretary”; and(b) by striking subsection (k) and inserting the following:“(k) Funding.—“(1) Information technology.—To carry out subsection (j)(1), the Corporation may use, from amounts made available from the insurance fund established under section 516(c), not more than $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011.“(2) Data mining.—To carry out subsection (j)(2), the Corporation may use, from amounts made available from the insurance fund established under section 516(c), not more than $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and each subsequent fiscal year.”.