[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5553 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5553

To extend the National Flood Insurance Program until December 31, 2013.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2010

   Mr. Cao 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 until December 31, 2013.

    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 2010''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the National Flood Insurance Program should be extended 
        before it expires to ensure homeowners are not left financially 
        vulnerable in the event of a natural disaster; and
            (2) the National Flood Insurance Program is not sustainable 
        in its current form and needs permanent reform before the 
        three-year extension under this Act expires.

SEC. 3. 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 ``December 31, 2013''.
    (b) Financing.--Section 1309(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 2008'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2013''.
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