,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #babb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #af1 #bjai,mr4   
,k5n$y 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m55dez7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to    
t]m9ate c]ta9 contracts on ! basis (    
detrim5tal conduct to ! ,national ,flood
 ,insurance ,program1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,national ,flood ,insurance ,program  
,consultant ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjai4
  #b4 ,t]m9ation ( c]ta9 contracts "u ! 
,national ,flood ,insurance ,program    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p ,c ( *apt] ,,ii ( !    
,national ,flood ,insurance ,act ( #aifh
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djha et seq47 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #acdi4      
,t]m9ation ( contracts  7a7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ entity
 means any attorney1 law firm1          
consultant1 or ?ird-p>ty company t      

provides s]vices to a ,write ,y\r ,own  
company2 &  7#b7 ! t]m ,write ,y\r ,own 
company means a company p>ticipat+ 9 !  
coop]ative und]tak+ betwe5 ! insurance  
indu/ry & ! ,f$]al ,insurance &         
,mitigation ,adm9i/ration t all[s       
p>ticipat+ prop]ty & casualty insurance 
companies to write & s]vice /&>d flood  
insurance policies4  7b7 ,t]m9ation     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( law1 ! ,adm9i/rator may t]m9ate a    
contract or o!r agreem5t betwe5 a cov]$ 
entity & a ,write ,y\r ,own company if !
 ,adm9i/rator--  7,a7 det]m9es t ! cov]$
 entity has engag$ 9 conduct t is       
detrim5tal to ! flood insurance program 
au?oriz$ "u *apt] ,i2 &  7,b7 n lat] ?an
 #ad days be=e t]m9at+ ! contract or o!r
 agreem5t1 provides notice to ! cov]$   
entity ( ! t]m9ation4  7#b7 ,appeal ,!  
,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% a process = a 
cov]$ entity to appeal a t]m9ation ( a  
contract or o!r agreem5t "u p>agraph    
7#a74  7#c7 ,e>ly t]m9ation pay\ts ,!   
,adm9i/rator or a ,write ,y\r ,own      

company is n requir$ to make any e>ly   
t]m9ation pay\t to a cov]$ entity )     
respect to a contract or agreem5t ) !   
,write ,y\r ,own company t !            
,adm9i/rator t]m9ates "u p>agraph 7#a74 
4  7b7 ,effective date2 applicability ,!
 am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all--  
7#a7 take effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act2 &  7#b7 apply to any contract 
or o!r agreem5t betwe5 a cov]$ entity & 
a ,write ,y\r ,own company 7z ^? t]ms   
are def9$ 9 section #acdi7;a7 ( !       
,national ,flood ,insurance ,act (      
#aifh1 z add$ by subsection 7a77 ent]$  
into on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act4