118 HR 4686 IH: Flood Insurance Affordability Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-07-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4686IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 17, 2023Mrs. Luna (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Mills, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Bean of Florida, and Mr. Posey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo establish a grace period for nonpayment of premiums for flood insurance coverage under the national flood insurance program until the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency implements the option for monthly payment of such premiums, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Flood Insurance Affordability Act.

2.

Grace period for flood insurance coverage

(a)

Authority To suspend premium payments

During the period that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act and ends 30 days after the date on which the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency first makes available to policyholders of flood insurance coverage under the national flood insurance program a monthly premium payment option for such coverage in compliance with section 1308(g) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(g)), any new and existing policyholders to which such section 1308(g) applies shall remain covered under such a flood insurance policy notwithstanding the nonpayment of premiums to cover such period.(b)

Recoupment of unpaid premium amounts

The Administrator shall provide that after the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (a), there shall be assessed on each policyholder who elects to pay such premiums on a monthly basis pursuant to such section 1308(g) an extra monthly fee in an amount calculated by the Administrator to recover, on a cumulative basis, the amount of premiums unpaid pursuant to subsection (a).(c)

Other grace periods

The grace period under subsection (a) for nonpayment of premiums shall be in addition to any other grace period provided for under a policy for flood insurance coverage under the national flood insurance program.

3.

Prohibition on fees associated with monthly payments

Section 1308(g) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(g)) is amended by striking annually or monthly. and inserting annually or monthly and may not apply any fee or additional charge with respect to a policyholder who chooses to make monthly payments compared to a policyholder who chooses to make payments annually.