S. 3703Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

NFIP Extension Act of 2018

Introduced December 4, 2018

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The NFIP Extension Act of 2018 extends the authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program. It pushes the program’s financing deadline and overall expiration date forward to September 30, 2019, ensuring the program can continue operating beyond its previous end date. The change applies to the federal flood insurance program and its funding mechanisms.

Key Provisions

  • Extends the financing deadline for the NFIP from December 7, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
  • Extends the overall program expiration date from December 7, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
  • Provides that if the bill is enacted after December 7, 2018, the extensions take effect retroactively as of that earlier date.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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December 4, 2018

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II

115th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3703

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 4, 2018

Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Menendez) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

A BILL

To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the NFIP Extension Act of 2018.

2.

Reauthorization of national flood insurance program

(a)

Financing

Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking December 7, 2018 and inserting September 30, 2019.

(b)

Program expiration

Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking December 7, 2018 and inserting September 30, 2019.

(c)

Retroactive effective date

If this Act is enacted after December 7, 2018, the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted on December 7, 2018.