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SENATE 2143117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

National Flood Insurance Program Consultant Accountability Act of 2021

Last Action
6/21/2021

Actions

  • 2021-06-21Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • 2021-06-21Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-06-21 (00)

National Flood Insurance Program Consultant Accountability Act of 2021

This bill allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to terminate certain contracts under the National Flood Insurance Program on the basis of detrimental conduct to the program by a covered entity (an attorney, law firm, consultant, or third-party company that provides certain services under the contract). Specifically, on such basis, FEMA may terminate a contract between a covered entity and a Write Your Own company (a property and casualty company that writes and services federal standard flood insurance policies in its own name).

FEMA shall establish a process for a covered entity to appeal such a termination.

Neither FEMA nor a Write Your Own company is required to make an early-termination payout to a covered entity with respect to a contract terminated under the bill.

Cosponsors (1)

  • Robert Menendez (D-NJ)

Subjects

  • Administrative remedies
  • Contracts and agency
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  • Floods and storm protection
  • Insurance industry and regulation
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