,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #baii ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 ,richmond 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,waters1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,mr4 ,boustany1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,scalise1 and ,ms4 ,matsui7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,flood ,insurance ,implementation ,reform ,act of #bjac4 #b4 #c-year delay in implementation of required premium adjustment upon remapping ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 subsection 7h7 of section #acjh of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djae7;h771 as added by section #ajjbjg of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-ada2 #abf ,stat4 #iai71 shall have no force or effect until the date that is #c years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 #e-year delay in implementation of full actuarial rates for newly purchased properties 7a7 ,delayed implementation ,paragraph 7#b7 of section #acjg7;g7 of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djad7;g77#b77 is amended by inserting the expiration of the #e-year period that begins upon before the date of enactment of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab4 7b7 ,treatment of intervening rate increases ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall be construed to require that1 in the case of any property purchased after the date of the enactment of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab but before the date of the enactment of this ,act1 any premium rate increase made with respect to such purchase pursuant to section #acjg7;g77#b7 of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh be reversed4 #d4 ,adequate progress on construction of flood protection systems ,subsection 7e7 of section #acjg of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djad7;e77 is amended by adding after the period at the end the following3 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 in determining whether a community has made adequate progress on the construction1 reconstruction1 or improvement of a flood protection system1 the ,administrator shall not consider the level of ,federal funding of or participation in the construction1 reconstruction1 or improvement44 #e4 ,communities restoring disaccredited flood protection systems ,subsection 7f7 of section #acjg of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djad7;f77 is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the following3 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 this subsection shall apply to riverine and coastal levees1 but only in a community which has been determined by the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency to be in the process of restoring flood protection afforded by a flood protection system that had been previously accredited on a ,flood ,insurance ,rate ,map as providing #ajj-year frequency flood protection but no longer does so1 and shall apply without regard to the level of ,federal funding of or participation in the construction1 reconstruction1 or improvement of the flood protection system44 #f4 ,affordability study ,section #ajjbcf of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-ada2 #abf ,stat4 #ieg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c71 by striking ,not and inserting the following3 ,subject to subsection 7e71 not2 7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by striking 7d7 ,funding4--,notwithstanding and inserting the following3 7d7 ,funding 7#a7 ,national ,flood ,insurance ,fund ,notwithstanding 2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,other funding sources ,to carry out this section1 in addition to the amount made available under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator may use any other amounts that are available to the ,administrator4 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7e7 ,alternative ,if the ,administrator determines that the report required under subsection 7c7 cannot be submitted by the date specified under subsection 7c7-- 7#a7 the ,administrator shall notify1 not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives of an alternative method of gathering the information required under this section2 7#b7 the ,administrator shall submit1 not later than #ahj days after the ,administrator submits the notification required under paragraph 7#a71 to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives the information gathered using the alternative method described in paragraph 7#a72 and 7#c7 upon the submission of information required under paragraph 7#b71 the requirement under subsection 7c7 shall be deemed satisfied4 4 #g4 ,mapping of non-structural flood mitigation features ,section #ajjbaf of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7iv71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 by redesignating clause 7v7 as clause 7vi72 7,c7 by inserting after clause 7iv7 the following new clause3 7v7 areas that are protected by non-structural flood mitigation features2 and 2 and 7,d7 in clause 7vi7 7as so redesignated71 by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following3 and by non-structural flood mitigation features2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d77#a7-- 7,a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,b7 through 7,d71 respectively2 and 7,b7 by inserting before subparagraph 7,b7 7as so redesignated7 the following new subparagraph3 7,a7 work with ,states1 local communities1 and property owners to identify areas and features described in subsection 7b77#a77;,a77v72 4