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House Bill 1929
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Empowering Homeowners to Mitigate Flood Damage Act of 2017
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Introduced in House on Apr 5, 2017
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H. R. 1929 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1929


To increase the maximum amount of increased cost of compliance coverage available under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 5, 2017

Mr. Crist introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL

To increase the maximum amount of increased cost of compliance coverage available under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

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 “Empowering Homeowners to Mitigate Flood Damage Act of 2017”.

SEC. 2. Increased cost of compliance coverage.

Section 1304(b) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4011(b)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (4), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively;

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively;

(3) by inserting before “The national flood insurance program” the following: “(1) In general.—”;

(4) by striking “The Administrator” and inserting the following:

“(2) Premium.—The Administrator”; and

(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

“(3) Amount of coverage.—Each policy for flood insurance coverage made available under this title shall provide coverage under this subsection having an aggregate liability for any single property of $60,000.

“(4) Treatment of coverage limits.—Any amount of coverage for a property provided pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered or counted for purposes of any limitation on coverage applicable to such property under section 1306(b) (42 U.S.C. 4013(b)).”.