,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #f1  
#bjbe ,mr4 ,cassidy introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,national ,flood  
,insurance ,act of #aifh to provide for 
the automatic contingent extension of   
the ,national ,flood ,insurance         
,program1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,national ,flood ,insurance        
,program ,automatic ,extension ,act of  
#bjbe4  #b4  ,contingent extension of   
the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,program
  ,section #acai of the ,national ,flood
 ,insurance ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #djbf7 is amended to read as follows3  
#acai4  ,program expiration and         
contingent extension  7a7  ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,terminal fiscal 
year ,the term terminal fiscal year     
means the fiscal year in which the      

termination date occurs4  7#b7          
,termination date  ,the term termination
 date means the later of-- 7,a7 the date
 described in subsection 7b72 or  7,b7  
the date that is deemed to apply in lieu
 of the date described in subsection 7b7
 by the operation of any other ,act4    
7b7  ,expiration  ,no new contract for  
flood insurance under this title shall  
be entered into after ,september #cj1   
#bjbc4  7c7  ,automatic extension  7#a7 
,in general  ,the authorities described 
in paragraph 7#b7 shall be automatically
 extended until the last day of the     
fiscal year following the terminal      
fiscal year1 unless1 before the         
termination date1 a duly enacted law of 
the ,united ,states extends or repeals  
such an authority4  7#b7  ,authorities  
described  ,the authorities described in
 this paragraph are authorities under   
this title for the ,administrator to do 
the following3  7,a7 ,enter into1 issue1
 or renew contracts for flood insurance4
  7,b7 ,continue in force existing flood

 insurance coverage4  7,c7 ,pay claims1 
service policies 7including through     
participating insurers71 and carry out  
related administrative and operational  
functions4  7,d7 ,otherwise operate the 
national flood insurance program4  7d7  
,terms and limitations during extension 
7#a7 ,in general ,any limitation on the 
authority of the ,administrator under   
this title that is tied to a specific   
calendar date1 including any limitation 
on the aggregate amount of notes or     
other obligations that may be issued    
under section #acji1 shall1 during a    
period of automatic extension under     
subsection 7c71 apply at the same dollar
 amounts1 rates1 terms1 and conditions  
that were in effect1 as of the day      
before the termination date4  7#b7      
,funding availability  ,any             
authorization of appropriations or other
 funding availability under this title  
that would otherwise expire on the      
termination date shall1 during a period 
of automatic extension under subsection 

7c71 be available at the same level and 
under the same terms and conditions that
 were in effect1 as of the day before   
the termination date4  7e7  ,explicit   
statutory sunsets not extended          
,subsection 7c7 may not be construed to 
extend to any pilot program1            
demonstration program1 study1 task      
force1 commission1 council1 or committee
 under this title that is expressly     
required by statute to terminate on a   
specific calendar date1 notwithstanding 
any other provision of law4  7f7  ,rule 
of construction  ,nothing in this       
section may be construed to impair any  
flood insurance contract lawfully in    
effect1 as of the day before the date of
 enactment of this section1 or the      
obligation of the ,united ,states with  
respect to any such contract4  7g7      
,retroactive effective date  ,this      
section shall take effect as if enacted 
on ,september #cj1 #bjbe4  4