,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bc1 #bjac,mr4
 ,la,malfa 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1   
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 & ,mr4   
,d5ham7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,national ,flood ,insurance ,act ( #aifh
 to all[ ! repair1 expansion1 &         
con/ruction1 )\t elevation1 (           
agricultural /ructures locat$ 9 special 
flood haz>d zones1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,agricultural ,/ructures ,build+ ,act 
( #bjac4  #b4 ,requirem5ts = ,/ate &    
local l& use controls ,subsection 7a7 ( 
section #acae ( ! ,national ,flood      
,insurance ,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#djbb7;a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7 ,all[able    
local v>iances = c]ta9 agricultural     
/ructures  7,a7 ,requirem5t ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( ?is ,act1 ! l& use &   
control measures adopt$ pursuant to     

p>agraph 7#a7 may n1 = purposes ( su*   
p>agraph1 be consid]$ to be inadequate  
or inconsi/5t ) ! compreh5sive crit]ia =
 l& managem5t & use "u section #acfa    
because su* measures provide t1 9 ! case
 ( any agricultural /ructure t is locat$
 9 an area hav+ special flood haz>ds1 a 
v>iance 9 accordance ) subp>agraph 7,b7 
may be grant$1 & ! ,adm9i/rator may n   
susp5d a community f p>ticipation 9 !   
national flood insurance program1 or    
place su* a community on probation "u   
su* program1 because su* l& use &       
control measures provide = su* a        
v>iance4  7,b7 ,v>iance2 consid]ations  
,a v>iance 9 accordance ) ?is           
subp>agraph is a v>iance1 grant$ by an  
appropriate (ficial ( ! community1 f    
compliance ) su* l& use & control       
measures t all[s = ! repair1 expansion1 
or con/ruction ( su* agricultural       
/ructure )\t elevation ( ! /ructure1 b  
only aft] a det]m9ation by su*          
appropriate (ficial t-- 7i7 9 ! case (  
new con/ruction1 ! agricultural /ructure

 is subject to base flood elevations (  
at lea/ ?ree feet2  7ii7 9 ! case (     
exi/+ /ructures1 x is n practicable to  
elevate ! repair$ or exp&$ /ructure to !
 base flood elevation2  7iii7 ! /ructure
 is locat$ )9 #e miles ( active         
agricultural op]ations2 &  7iv7 n m ?an 
"o claim paym5t exce$+ #a1jjj has be5   
made = ! /ructure "u flood insurance    
cov]age "u ?is title )9 any p]iod ( #aj 
consecutive ye>s4  7,c7 ,def9ition (    
agricultural /ructure ,= purposes ( ?is 
p>agraph1 ! t]m agricultural /ructure   
means any agricultural product process+ 
facility1 agricultural product /orage   
facility1 %$1 f>mh\se1 b>n1 or o!r      
/ructure :i* has z its prim>y purpose   
support+ ! agricultural indu/ry4  4  #c4
 ,premium rates ,section #acjh ( !      
,national ,flood ,insurance ,act ( #aifh
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djae7 is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7j7  
,premium rates = c]ta9 agricultural     
/ructures ) v>iances ,not)/&+ any o!r   
provision ( ?is ,act1 ! *>geable premium

 rate = cov]age "u ?is title = any      
/ructure provid$ a v>iance pursuant to  
section #acae7;a77#c7 %all be ! rate t  
o!rwise w\ld apply to su* /ructure if ! 
/ructure _h be5 repair$1 exp&$1 or      
con/ruct$ be=e ! e/abli%m5t ( ! special 
flood haz>d area4  4