,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bi1 #bjac,mr4 
,hoev5 7= himself & ,ms4 ,heitkamp7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to ensure t c]ta9 communities  
may be grant$ exceptions = floodpro($   
resid5tial basem5ts = purposes ( det]m9+
 risk premium rates = flood insurance4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,flood ,safe ,basem5ts ,act4  #b4     
,treatm5t ( floodpro($ resid5tial       
basem5ts  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section-- 7#a7 = purposes ( rat+ a      
floodpro($ cov]$ /ructure1 ! t]m adju/$ 
base flood elevation means ! base flood 
elevation = a cov]$ /ructure on !       
applicable effective flood insurance    
rate map1 plus #a foot2  7#b7 ! t]m     
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy2  7#c7
 ! t]m applicable flood pla9 managem5t  
measures means flood pla9 managem5t     

measures adopt$ by a community "u       
section #fj4c7;c7 ( title #dd1 ,code (  
,f$]al ,regulations2  7#d7 ! t]m cov]$  
/ructure means a resid5tial /ructure--  
7,a7 t is locat$ 9 a community t has    
adopt$ flood pla9 managem5t measures t  
are approv$ by ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy & satisfy !           
requirem5ts = an exception = floodpro($ 
resid5tial basem5ts "u section #fj4f7;c7
 ( title #dd1 ,code ( ,f$]al            
,regulations2 &  7,b7 t 0 built 9       
compliance ) ! applicable flood pla9    
managem5t measures2  7#e7 ! t]m         
floodpro($ elevation means ! height (   
floodpro(+ on a /ructure1 z id5tifi$ on 
! ,resid5tial ,basem5t ,floodpro(+      
,c]tificate = ! /ructure2 &  7#f7 ! t]m 
,national ,flood ,insurance ,program    
means ! program e/abli%$ "u ! ,national 
,flood ,insurance ,act ( #aifh 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #djja et seq474  7b7          
,pres]vation ( basem5t exception        
,not)/&+ ! ,bigg]t-,wat]s ,flood        
,insurance ,re=m ,act ( #bjab 7,public  

,law #aab-ada2 #abf ,/at4 #iaf71 !      
am5dm5ts made by t ,act1 or any o!r     
provision ( law1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all    
rate a cov]$ /ructure us+ ! elevation   
diff]5ce betwe5 ! floodpro($ elevation (
 ! cov]$ /ructure & ! adju/$ base flood 
elevation ( ! cov]$ /ructure4