[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 215 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 215

            To extend the national flood insurance program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2003

  Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
            To extend the national flood insurance program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance for American 
Homeowners Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension.--The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is 
amended--
            (1) in section 1309(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), by 
        striking ``December 31, 2002'' and inserting ``December 31, 
        2004'';
            (2) in section 1319 (42 U.S.C. 4026), by striking ``after'' 
        and all that follows through the period at the end and 
        inserting ``after December 31, 2004.'';
            (3) in section 1336(a) (42 U.S.C. 4056(a)), by striking 
        ``ending'' and all that follows through ``in'' and inserting 
        ``ending December 31, 2004, in''; and
            (4) in section 1376(c) (42 U.S.C. 4127), by striking 
        ``December 31, 2002'' and inserting ``December 31, 2004''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall be 
considered to have taken effect on December 31, 2002.
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