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 114 STAT. 372 PUBLIC LAW 106-224—JUNE 20, 2000 "(k) SERVICE FEE.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — To be eligible to receive assistance for an eligible crop for a crop year under this section, a producer shall pay to the Secretary (at the time at which the producer submits the application under subsection (b)(1)) a service fee for the eligible crop in an amount that is equal to the lesser of— "(A) $100 per crop per county; or "(B) $300 per producer per county, but not to exceed a total of $900 per producer. "(2) WAIVER.— The Secretary shall waive the service fee required under paragraph (1) in the case of a limited resource farmer, as defined by the Secretary. "(3) USE. — The Secretary shall deposit service fees collected under this subsection in the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund. ". Subtitle B—Improving Program Integrity SEC. 121. IMPROVING PROGRAM COMPLIANCE AND INTEGRITY. (a) ADDITIONAL METHODS OF ENSURING PROGRAM COMPLIANCE AND INTEGRITY.— Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1514) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 515. PROGRAM COMPLIANCE AND INTEGRITY. "(a) PURPOSE.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— The purpose of this section is to improve compliance with, and the integrity of, the Federal crop insurance program. "(2) ROLE OF INSURANCE PROVIDERS.—The Corporation shall work actively with approved insurance providers to address program compliance and integrity issues as such issues develop. " (b) NOTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE PROBLEMS.— " (1) NOTIFICATION OF ERRORS, OMISSIONS, AND FAILURES.— The Corporation shall notify in writing an approved insurance provider of any error, omission, or failure to follow Corporation regulations or procedures for which the approved insurance provider may be responsible and which may result in a debt owed the Corporation. "(2) TIME FOR NOTIFICATION.—Notice under paragraph (1) shall be given within 3 years after the end of the insurance period during which the error, omission, or failure is alleged to have occurred, except that this time limitation shall not apply with respect to an error, omission, or procedural violation that is willful or intentional. "(3) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO TIMELY NOTIFY. —Except as provided in paragraph (2), the failure to timely provide the notice required under this subsection shall relieve the approved insurance provider from the debt owed the Corporation. " (c) RECONCILING PRODUCER INFORMATION. —The Secretary shall develop and implement a coordinated plan for the Corporation and the Farm Service Agency to reconcile all relevant information received by the Corporation or the Farm Service Agency from a producer who obtains crop insurance coverage under this title. Beginning with the 2001 crop year, the Secretary shall require that the Corporation and the Farm Service Agency reconcile such

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