[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23418]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. 13, introduced earlier today by 
Senator Sarbanes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 13) to extend authorization for the national 
     flood insurance program.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read three times and passed; that the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table; and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in 
the Record, with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 13) was read three times and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 13

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

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 1309(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), by 
     striking ``December 31, 2002'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2003'';
       (2) in section 1319 (42 U.S.C. 4026), by striking 
     ``December 31, 2002'' and inserting ``December 31, 2003'';

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