108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 215
To extend the national flood insurance program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 7, 2003
Mr. VITTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Financial Services
A BILL
To extend the national flood insurance program.
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 `Flood Insurance for American Homeowners Act
of 2003'.
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, 2002' 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, 2002'
and inserting `December 31, 2004'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall be considered
to have taken effect on December 31, 2002.
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