[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3139 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3139


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 30, 2009

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

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``National Flood Insurance Program 
Extension Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Extension.--Section 1319 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2008'' and inserting ``March 31, 2010''.
    (b) Financing.--Section 1309(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 2008'' and inserting ``March 31, 
2010''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR MITIGATION OF SEVERE REPETITIVE 
              LOSS PROPERTIES.

    Section 1361A of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4102a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (k)(1), by striking ``2005, 2006, 2007, 
        2008, and 2009'' and inserting ``2009 and 2010''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (l).

SEC. 4. CONSIDERATION OF RECONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF FLOOD 
              PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN DETERMINATION OF FLOOD INSURANCE 
              RATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1307 of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4014) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking 
                ``construction of a flood protection system'' and 
                inserting ``construction, reconstruction, or 
                improvement of a flood protection system (without 
                respect to the level of Federal investment or 
                participation)''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``construction of a flood 
                        protection system'' and inserting 
                        ``construction, reconstruction, or improvement 
                        of a flood protection system''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``based on the present 
                        value of the completed system'' after ``has 
                        been expended''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in the first sentence in the matter preceding 
                paragraph (1), by inserting ``(without respect to the 
                level of Federal investment or participation)'' after 
                ``no longer does'';
                    (B) in the third sentence in the matter preceding 
                paragraph (1), by inserting ``, whether coastal or 
                riverine,'' after ``special flood hazard''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a Federal 
                agency in consultation with the local project sponsor'' 
                and inserting ``the entity or entities that own, 
                operate, maintain, or repair such system''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall promulgate regulations to carry out the 
amendments made by subsection (a). Section 5 may not be construed to 
annul, alter, affect, authorize any waiver of, or establish any 
exception to, the requirement under the preceding sentence.

SEC. 5. IMPLEMENTATION.

    The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
implement this Act and the amendments made by this Act in a manner that 
will not materially weaken the financial position of the National Flood 
Insurance Program or increase the risk of financial liability to 
Federal taxpayers.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.