Sec. 11019. AUTHORITY TO CORRECT ERRORS
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## SEC. 11019 AUTHORITY TO CORRECT ERRORS Section 515(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1515(c)) is amended— ####
(1)in the first sentence, by striking “ The Secretary ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) In general > > The Secretary” > ; ####
(2)in the second sentence, by striking “ Beginning with ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(2) Frequency > > Beginning with” > ; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(3) Corrections > > > ##### “(A) In general > > In addition to the corrections permitted by the Corporation as of the day before the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the Corporation shall establish procedures that allow an agent or an approved insurance provider, subject to subparagraph (B)— > > > ###### “(i) > > within a reasonable amount of time following the applicable sales closing date, to correct errors in information that is provided by a producer for the purpose of obtaining coverage under any policy or plan of insurance made available under this subtitle to ensure that the eligibility information is correct and consistent with information reported by the producer for other programs administered by the Secretary; > > > ###### “(ii) > > within a reasonable amount of time following— > > > ###### “(I) > > the acreage reporting date, to reconcile errors in the information reported by the producer with correct information determined from any other program administered by the Secretary; or > > > ###### “(II) > > the date of any subsequent correction of data by the Farm Service Agency made as a result of the verification of information, to make conforming corrections; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > at any time, to correct electronic transmission errors that were made by an agent or approved insurance provider, or such errors made by the Farm Service Agency or any other agency of the Department of Agriculture in transmitting the information provided by the producer for purposes of other programs of the Department to the extent an agent or approved insurance provider relied upon the erroneous information for crop insurance purposes. > > > ##### “(B) Limitation > > In accordance with the procedures of the Corporation, correction to the information described in clauses
(i)and
(ii)of subparagraph
(A)may only be made if the corrections do not allow the producer— > > > ###### “(i) > > to avoid ineligibility requirements for insurance or obtain a disproportionate benefit under the crop insurance program or any related program administered by the Secretary; > > > ###### “(ii) > > to obtain, enhance, or increase an insurance guarantee or indemnity if a cause of loss exists or has occurred before any correction has been made, or avoid premium owed if no loss is likely to occur; or > > > ###### “(iii) > > to avoid an obligation or requirement under any Federal or State law. > > > ##### “(C) Exception to late filing sanctions > > Any corrections made within a reasonable amount of time, in accordance with established procedures, pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject to any late filing sanctions authorized in the reinsurance agreement with the Corporation. > > > ##### “(D) Late payment of debt > > In the case of a producer that has inadvertently failed to pay a debt due as specified by regulations of the Corporation and has been determined to be ineligible for crop insurance pursuant to the terms of the policy as a result of that failure, the Corporation may determine to allow the producer to pay the debt and purchase the crop insurance after the sales closing date, in accordance with procedures and limitations established by the Corporation.” > .
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Sec. 11019
AUTHORITY TO CORRECT ERRORS
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