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[Document affected by Public Law 106-377 Section 1(a)(1)]
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[CITE: 42USC4127]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                  CHAPTER 50--NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
 
                    SUBCHAPTER IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 4127. Authorization of appropriations; availability

    (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
from time to time be necessary to carry out this chapter, including 
sums--
        (1) to cover administrative expenses authorized under section 
    4126 of this title;
        (2) to reimburse the National Flood Insurance Fund established 
    under section 4017 of this title for--
            (A) premium equalization payments under section 4054 of this 
        title which have been made from such fund; and
            (B) reinsurance claims paid under the excess loss 
        reinsurance coverage provided under section 4055 of this title; 
        and

        (3) to make such other payments as may be necessary to carry out 
    the purposes of this chapter.

    (b) All such funds shall be available without fiscal year 
limitation.
    (c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary through September 30, 2000, for studies under this chapter. 
Any amount appropriated under this subsection shall remain available 
until expended.

(Pub. L. 90-448, title XIII, Sec. 1376, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 589; Pub. 
L. 94-375, Sec. 14(c), Aug. 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 1075; Pub. L. 95-128, 
title VII, Sec. 702, Oct. 12, 1977, 91 Stat. 1144; Pub. L. 95-557, title 
III, Sec. 309, Oct. 31, 1978, 92 Stat. 2098; Pub. L. 96-153, title VI, 
Sec. 602(c), Dec. 21, 1979, 93 Stat. 1137; Pub. L. 96-399, title III, 
Sec. 304, Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1639; Pub. L. 97-35, title III, 
Sec. 341(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 418; Pub. L. 98-181, title IV, 
Sec. 451(c), Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1229; Pub. L. 100-242, title V, 
Sec. 543, Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1940; Pub. L. 101-137, Sec. 4, Nov. 3, 
1989, 103 Stat. 825; Pub. L. 104-204, title III, Sept. 26, 1996, 110 
Stat. 2915; Pub. L. 105-65, title III, Oct. 27, 1997, 111 Stat. 1377; 
Pub. L. 105-276, title III, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2503; Pub. L. 106-
74, title III, Oct. 20, 1999, 113 Stat. 1088.)


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-74 substituted ``2000'' for ``1999''.
    1998--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-276 substituted ``1999'' for 
``1998''.
    1997--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-65 substituted ``such sums as may be 
necessary through September 30, 1998, for studies under this chapter'' 
for ``for studies under this chapter not to exceed $36,283,000 for 
fiscal year 1990, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
1991''.
    1996--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-204, which directed amendment of 
first sentence by substituting ``such sums as may be necessary through 
September 30, 1997 for studies under this chapter.'' for ``this 
subsection'' and all that follows, could not be executed because phrase 
``this subsection'' does not appear in first sentence.
    1989--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-137 substituted provisions 
authorizing appropriations of not to exceed $36,283,000 for fiscal year 
1990 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1991 for 
provisions authorizing appropriations of $37,000,000 for fiscal year 
1988, and $37,000,000 for fiscal year 1989.
    1988--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-242 amended subsec. (c) generally. 
Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: ``There are authorized 
to be appropriated for studies under this chapter not to exceed 
$100,000,000 for the fiscal year 1977, not to exceed $108,000,000 for 
the fiscal year 1978, not to exceed $114,000,000 for the fiscal year 
1979, not to exceed $74,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980, not to exceed 
$61,600,000 for the fiscal year 1981, not to exceed $42,600,000 for the 
fiscal year 1982, not to exceed $49,752,000 for the fiscal year 1984, 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1985.''
    1983--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98-181 inserted ``not to exceed 
$49,752,000 for the fiscal year 1984, and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 1985''.
    1981--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-35 authorized appropriation of not to 
exceed $42,600,000 for fiscal year 1982.
    1980--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-399 authorized appropriation of not to 
exceed $61,600,000 for fiscal year 1981.
    1979--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-153 authorized appropriation of 
$74,000,000 for fiscal year 1980.
    1978--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-557 substituted ``not to exceed 
$108,000,000 for the fiscal year 1978, and not to exceed $114,000,000 
for the fiscal year 1979'' for ``and not to exceed $108,000,000 for the 
fiscal year 1978''.
    1977--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-128 authorized appropriation of 
$108,000,000 for fiscal year 1978.
    1976--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94-375 added subsec. (c).


                    Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 371 
of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3701 
of Title 12, Banks and Banking.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 4017 of this title.
