USE OF RESOURCES.

SEC. 11104. USE OF RESOURCES. Section 507(f) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1507(f)) is amended— (1) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following: “(3) the Farm Service Agency, in assisting the Board in— “(A) the determination of individual producer yields; “(B) sharing information on beginning farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers; “(C) investigating potential waste, fraud, or abuse; “(D) sharing information to support the transition of crops and counties from the noninsured crop disaster assistance program established by section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) to insurance under this subtitle; and “(E) serving as a local point of contact for the dissemination of information on risk management options available to farmers and ranchers; and “(4) other Federal agencies, in assisting the Board in any way the Board determines is necessary in carrying out this subtitle.” ; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking “(2) the” and inserting the following: “(2) the” ; and (3) by striking “(f) The Board” in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through the semicolon at the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following: “(f) Use of Resources, Data, Boards, and Committees of Federal Agencies.—If the Board determines it is necessary, the Board shall use, to the maximum extent practicable, the resources, data, boards, and the committees of— “(1) the Natural Resources Conservation Service, in assisting the Board in— “(A) the classification of land as to risk and production capability; and “(B) the consideration of acceptable conservation practices, including good farming practices with respect to conservation (such as cover crop termination);” .