[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 804 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 804


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 13, 2005

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To exclude from consideration as income certain payments under 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. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS UNDER NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE 
              PROGRAM.

    Chapter I of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

                    ``treatment of certain payments

    ``Sec. 1324. Assistance provided under a program under this title 
for flood mitigation activities (including any assistance provided 
under the mitigation pilot program under section 1361A, any assistance 
provided under the mitigation assistance program under section 1366, 
and any funding provided under section 1323) with respect to a property 
shall not be considered income or a resource of the owner of the 
property when determining eligibility for or benefit levels under any 
income assistance or resource-tested program that is funded in whole or 
in part by an agency of the United States or by appropriated funds of 
the United States.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2005.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.