Increasing Insurance Access for Specialty Crops Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture, within 180 days of the law taking effect, to create a Specialty Crop Advisory Committee of up to 10 members to help the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation research, create, and improve insurance for specialty crops. The committee would include at least 5 producers, with at least one producer from each of the West, Midwest, South, and Northeast regions. The committee would advise the Corporation's manager, give input to its Board through the committee chairperson, review educational programs, and meet at least twice a year. The bill would also add the committee's chairperson to the Corporation's Board, change the duties of the Specialty Crops Coordinator to include working with the committee, and require the Corporation to consult the committee in its annual review of new and specialty crops.

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Sponsors

• Adam B. Schiff Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors