This part moves two dates in the flood insurance law to September 30, 2026. It also says when this change starts. If the law passed after January 30, 2026, the change counts as if it started that day.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5004 in the PDF
What the document says
“Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``September 30, 2026''.”
Subsection (a) of section 5004 amends the first sentence of section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, striking September 30, 2023 and inserting September 30, 2026. The subsection heading in the Act is Financing.
What the document actually says
“Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``September 30, 2026''.”
That sentence, in plain words
In the first sentence of one part of the 1968 flood law, cross out the old date. Write in September 30, 2026.
What this is about
The flood program is run by the government. Parts of it are written to stop on a set day. Moving the day keeps that part going.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5004 in the PDF
What the document says
“Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``September 30, 2026''.”
Subsection (b) of section 5004 amends section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, striking September 30, 2023 and inserting September 30, 2026. The subsection heading in the Act is Program Expiration.
What the document actually says
“Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``September 30, 2026''.”
That sentence, in plain words
In another part of the 1968 flood law, cross out the old date. Write in September 30, 2026.
What this is about
This is the part of the older law that names the day the program stops. The new day is September 30, 2026.
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“(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall take effect immediately upon the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Alternate date.--If this Act is enacted after January 30, 2026, this section shall take effect as if enacted on January 30, 2026.”
Subsection (c) of section 5004 sets the section's effective date. It takes effect immediately on enactment, but if the Act was enacted after January 30, 2026 the section takes effect as if it had been enacted on that day. The Act was approved on February 3, 2026, so the alternate date is the operative one.
What the document actually says
“(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall take effect immediately upon the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Alternate date.--If this Act is enacted after January 30, 2026, this section shall take effect as if enacted on January 30, 2026.”
That sentence, in plain words
This part starts the day the law is signed. But if the law was signed after January 30, 2026, treat this part as starting on that day.
What this is about
The old date had already passed when the law was signed. Backdating closes the gap. It leaves no days in which the rule was missing.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
The three things the section does: amend section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, amend section 1319 of that Act, and set the section's effective date, including the alternate date.
Nothing else in the section.
The section amends an older law. What sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 require is not recorded here, because that Act is not indexed on this site.
