[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 25843]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2004

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Banking Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 1768, 
and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will state the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1768) to extend the national flood insurance 
     program.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed 
in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1768) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1768

       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 Reauthorization Act of 2004''.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Extension.--The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 1309(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), by 
     striking ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2004'';
       (2) in section 1319 (42 U.S.C. 4026), by striking ``after'' 
     and all that follows through the period at the end and 
     inserting ``after December 31, 2004.'';
       (3) in section 1336(a) (42 U.S.C. 4056(a)), by striking 
     ``ending'' and all that follows through ``in'' and inserting 
     ``ending December 31, 2004, in''; and
       (4) in section 1376(c) (42 U.S.C. 4127), by striking 
     ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``December 31, 2004''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be considered to have taken effect on December 31, 
     2003.

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