,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #adjb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bg1 #bjai,mr4 ,crawford introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 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 transfer functions related to the preparation of flood maps from the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency to the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,scientific ,flood ,mapping ,act4 #b4 ,transfer of functions related to preparation of flood maps 7a7 ,transfer plan ,not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency and the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey shall-- 7#a7 jointly prepare a report describing the process by which the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency shall transfer to the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey of the ,department of the ,interior all functions related to the preparation of flood maps as required under section #acfj of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja7 that the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency was responsible for performing on date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 submit such report to ,congress4 7b7 ,transfer of functions ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency shall transfer to the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey of the ,department of the ,interior the functions described in subsection 7a74 7c7 ,personnel 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the personnel employed in connection with the offices and functions of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency that are transferred under this ,act shall be transferred to the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey4 7#b7 ,transition ,the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency is authorized to use the services of such personnel employed in connection with the offices and functions of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency that are transferred under this ,act for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly transfer of such functions4 7#c7 ,effect ,any full-time or part-time personnel employed in permanent positions shall not be separated or reduced in grade or compensation because of the transfer under this ,act during the #a-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7d7 ,property and records ,the contracts1 liabilities1 records1 property1 and other assets and interests of1 or made available in connection with1 the functions transferred under this ,act shall be transferred to the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey for appropriate allocation4 #c4 ,conforming amendments 7a7 ,technical mapping advisory council ,section #ajjbae of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja;a7 is amended by striking ,administrator each place it appears1 except for subsection 7b7 of such section1 and inserting ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey4 7b7 ,national flood mapping program ,section #ajjbaf of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja;b7 is amended by striking ,administrator each place it appears1 except for subsection 7f7 of such section1 and inserting ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey4 7c7 ,coordination ,section #ajjbbj of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja;c7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,administrator each place it appears and inserting ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey2 and 7#b7 in the heading for subsection 7b71 by striking ,administrator and inserting ,united ,states ,geological ,survey4 7d7 ,remapping ,section #ajjbbi of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7#abf ,stat4 #ide7 is amended by striking ,administrator each place it appears and inserting ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey1 except for the second place such term appears in subsection 7b77#d77;,a7 of such section and subsections 7b77#d77;,b7 and 7c77#b7 of such section4 7e7 ,identification of flood-,prone areas ,section #acfj of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja7 is amended by striking ,administrator each place it appears1 except for subsection 7d7 of such section1 and inserting ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey4 7f7 ,appeals ,section #acfc of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dajd7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,administrator each place it appears and inserting ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7f71 by striking ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency and inserting ,united ,states ,geological ,survey4 7g7 ,scientific resolution panel ,section #acfc;,a of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja-a7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,administrator each place it appears and inserting ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey2 7#b7 by striking ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency each place it appears1 except for subsection 7d71 and inserting ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by striking 1 the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency shall ensure that for each such community that2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey shall ensure that for each such community that after the enumerator2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency shall ensure that for each such community that4 7h7 ,initial flood insurance rate maps ,the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh is amended-- 7#a7 in section #acjg7;f7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djad7;f771 by inserting or the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey after published by the ,administrator2 and 7#b7 in section #acab7;b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djai7;b771 by inserting or the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey after published by the ,administrator both places it appears4 7i7 ,identification of special flood hazards ,the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of section #acfd7;a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja;a7a77#a7 and 7#b771 by striking identified by the ,administrator both places such term appears and inserting identified by the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey2 and 7#b7 in section #acfe7;a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dajd;b7a771 by striking identified by the ,administrator and inserting identified by the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey4 #d4 ,technical ,mapping ,advisory ,council ,section #ajjbae of the ,biggert-,waters ,flood ,insurance ,reform ,act of #bjab 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja;a71 as amended by the preceding provisions of this ,act1 is further amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e7 as subparagraphs 7,b7 through 7,f71 respectively2 7ii7 by inserting before subparagraph 7,b71 as so redesignated by clause 7i7 of this subparagraph1 the following new subparagraph3 7,a7 the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey2 2 and 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,f71 as so redesignated by clause 7i7 of this subparagraph-- 7,i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking #af and inserting #ag2 7,,ii7 in clause 7xiii71 by striking and at the end2 7,,iii7 in clause 7xiv71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,,iv7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7xv7 a member of a recognized professional real estate brokerage association4 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph h7#b71 by striking paragraph 7#a77;,e7 and inserting paragraph 7#a77;,f72 and 7#b7 by amending subsection 7e7 to read as follows3 7e7 ,chairperson ,the ,chairperson of the ,council shall be the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey4 4 #e4 ,federal policy fee ,the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of #aifh is amended-- 7#a7 in section #acjg7;a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djad7;a77-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b77iii7-- 7i7 by striking 7including the costs of mapping activities under section #acfj72 and 7ii7 by striking which shall be recovered by a fee charged to policyholders and such fee shall not be subject to any agents' commissions1 company expense allowances1 or ,state or local premium taxes and inserting but not including the costs of mapping activities under section #acfj2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by striking that shall not be not subject to any agents' commission1 company expenses allowances1 or ,state or local premium taxes2 7ii7 by striking 7including and inserting but not including2 and 7iii7 by striking the closing parentheses2 and 7#b7 in section #acfj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daja71 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7k7 ,mapping fee 7#a7 ,in general ,to the extent provided in advance in an appropriation ,act1 the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey1 shall charge policy holders a fee for the purpose of recovering the cost of mapping activities under this section4 7#b7 ,consultation ,as part of the consultation under paragraph 7#a71 the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey shall determine the amount of such fee4 7#c7 ,other considerations ,the fee under this subsection shall not be subject to any agent's commissions1 company expense allowances1 or ,state or local premium taxes4 7#d7 ,transfer of funds ,the ,administrator shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 into a separate account in the ,treasury to be called the ,flood ,insurance ,risk ,mapping ,fund1 which shall be available to the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey for mapping activities under this section without further appropriation4 4