HR4349-118

Introduced

To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 23, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HBC18E72B374D45E2907CCC5C8F786628: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2023.
  • Section H1E5208F67F4A483B907D1F3A626F63EA: 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section HCD498D441F7C4112BB59528EC5702C23: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The term National Flood Insurance...
  • Section HD959FE2709E546958D9E22B8321748A5: 101. Reauthorization Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking September 30, 2023 and inserting...
  • Section HCA121E34653741E2983C799FBAFB7ADE: 102. Cap on annual premium increases In this section, the term covered cost— means— the amount of an annual premium with respect to any policy for flood...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Finance, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Finance Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 23, 2023

Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Pascrell, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Finance Environment
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"administrator_of_fema"
→ Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

12 terms
"covered property" §H1954BAC1B64A4CB687206585DF63DD04

a property for which insurance is provided under the National Flood Insurance Program

"policyholder" §H1BF6FA481ECE4B668E9DA955F73B21DB

any person listed as a named or additional insured on the declarations page of a policy for flood insurance coverage made available under this title

"pre-FIRM building" §H1CF58937D3FE46E3AD66DDCD1DD51EEB

a building for which construction or substantial improvement occurred before the later of— December 31, 1974

"affected property" §H1EC81FC57555410E9513568787625415

a property containing an area— the floor of which was located at or above grade before the community raised the street adjacent to the property

"Write Your Own Program" §H3D2AA958EBD441A189A6908DC8F9662F

the program under which the Federal Emergency Management Agency enters into a standard arrangement with private property insurance companies to— sell contracts for Federal flood insurance under their own business lines of insurance

"policyholder" §H4CBFA743796449519D971A51C27F2E14

any person listed as a named or additional insured on the declarations page of a policy for flood insurance coverage made available under this title

"bona fide offer of assistance" §H51DD1903305B427FA504A7F97EEE8712

an offer of assistance made by the Administrator to a policyholder under the national flood insurance program that— relates to mitigation activities with respect to the structure insured under that program

"eligible structure" §H62A679AC9EF34E64B7A7B89CD8F5CDE1

any structure that— was constructed in compliance with the Flood Insurance Rate Map and local building and zoning codes in effect on the date of construction of the structure

"covered entity" §H9E55D4F319D24F1789417FF3401EB4F8

any attorney, law firm, consultant, or third-party company that provides services to a Write Your Own company

"covered entity" §HAD1CBA2E6BBD4699B7ED960049D7DE0D

any attorney, law firm, consultant, or third-party company that provides services to a Write Your Own company

"pre-FIRM building" §HB8D93F3B8C61496984773F89BEDE6C50

a building for which construction or substantial improvement occurred before the later of— December 31, 1974

"property with a Federally backed mortgage" §HBBD12F2FFA544F0FA6CBA550AAC0D4B0

improved real estate or a mobile home securing a loan that was— made by a regulated lending institution or Federal agency lender

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