The department shall establish a program to educate producers
on the benefits of Federal crop insurance and risk management
practices. The program shall promote the purchase of Federal
crop insurance and risk management programs program coverage and
may provide financial assistance to eligible producers to
partially offset Federal crop insurance and risk management
premiums and risk management programs. The provision of
financial assistance shall be subject to the availability of
funding.
§ 4705. Powers and duties of department.
(a) Administration of chapter.--Subject to the conditions
contained in this chapter, the department shall administer this
chapter and shall exercise all administrative powers necessary
to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including, but not
limited to, drafting and entering into agreements necessary to
implement this chapter, establishing eligibility criteria for
crop insurance and risk management financial assistance and
developing an application and application procedure for crop
insurance financial assistance, including time frames for the
submission, review and approval of applications.
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Section 4. Title 3 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 4706.1. Dairy margin coverage program financial assistance.
The department may provide financial assistance to producers
that enroll in Federal dairy margin coverage programs in an
amount to be determined by the secretary in years in which money
is appropriated or made available to the department. The
following apply:
(1) Funding shall be used to assist producers with
enrolling, initial purchasing and purchasing additional
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