,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #caef ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ai1 #bjac,mr4 ,stockman introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to reform the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab to responsibly protect homeownership4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,responsible ,implementation of ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,clarification on application of certain premium adjustments under the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7a7 ,clarification ,section #acjh7;h7 of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djae7;h77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,notwithstanding and inserting 7#a7 ,in general4--,notwithstanding2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,applicability ,the requirements under paragraph 7#a7 shall only apply with respect to any property located in an area-- 7,a7 that is participating in the national flood insurance program2 and 7,b7 for which the ,administrator has published in the ,federal ,register projected base flood elevations and designations of areas having special flood hazards under section #acfc7;a7 on or after ,december #ca1 #bjac4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect as if enacted as part of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-ada2 #abf ,stat4 #iaf74 #c4 ,phase-in of actuarial rates for newly purchased homes 7a7 ,in general ,section #acjh7;e7 of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djae7;e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 not subject to the phase-in requirement under paragraph 7#b71 which are sold on or after the date of enactment of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab1 and notwithstanding the requirements of section #acjg7;g71 shall be increased by #bj percent each year1 beginning in the year after the first such sale1 until the average risk premium rate for such properties is equal to the average of the risk premium rates for properties described in paragraph 7#a74 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect as if enacted as part of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-ada2 #abf ,stat4 #iaf74 #d4 ,local choice to protect homeowners ,the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djja et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #acjh the following3 #acjh;,a4 ,state and local government flexibility 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall establish a means by which a ,state or local government may1 on its own accord or in conjunction with other ,state or local governments1 submit such payments to the ,administrator as are necessary to fully cover the cost of any premium for any property within the jurisdiction of the ,state or local government4 7b7 ,risk premium rate ,the ,administrator shall require that the amount of any payment from a ,state or local government under subsection 7a7 be consistent with sections #acjg and #acjh4 4 #e4 ,mitigation assistance for homeowners ,section #djd of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,special provision relating to flood mitigation 7#a7 ,definition ,in this subsection1 the term eligible property means-- 7,a7 a property-- 7i7 described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of section #acjg7;g7 of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djad7;g772 7ii7 for which a policy under the flood insurance program has lapsed in coverage1 as a result of the deliberate choice of the holder of such policy1 as described in paragraph 7#c7 of section #acjg7;g7 of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djad7;g772 or 7iii7 with respect to which a prospective insured refuses to accept any offer for mitigation assistance by the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 7including an offer to relocate71 as described in paragraph 7#d7 of section #acjg7;g7 of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djad7;g772 and 7,b7 a property for which the risk premium rate for flood insurance coverage under the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,program increases under section #acjh7;h7 of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djae7;h77 on or after ,july #f1 #bjab4 7#b7 ,mitigation against future flooding ,in providing hazard mitigation assistance under this section in connection with flooding1 the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency shall ensure that not less than #be percent of the estimated aggregate amount of such assistance provided to a grant recipient is used to elevate1 acquire1 or relocate eligible properties1 to the extent that eligible properties exist within the jurisdiction of the grant recipient4 4 #f4 ,construction and restoration of flood protection systems 7a7 ,adequate progress on construction of flood protection systems ,section #acjg7;e7 of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djad7;e77 is amended by inserting after the second sentence 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 7b7 ,communities restoring disaccredited flood protection systems ,section #acjg7;f7 of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djad7;f77 is amended in the first sentence by striking no longer does so4 and inserting the following3 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 #g4 ,appropriate credit for flood control structures ,section #acfj of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7k7 ,actual protection provided by levee systems ,the ,administrator may not issue a flood insurance rate map or an update to a flood insurance rate map for an area unless-- 7#a7 the flood insurance rate map or update adequately reflects the protection provided by any levee system in the area against the base flood1 regardless of the accreditation status of the levee system under section #fe4aj of title #dd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor thereto2 or 7#b7 the community in which any levee system in the area is located elects not to provide the data necessary for the ,administrator to issue a flood insurance rate map or update that adequately reflects the protection provided by the levee system against the base flood4 4