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42 USC § 4027 - Biennial report to President

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s4027"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 4027 - Biennial report to President"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "4027"
section_name: "Biennial report to President"
chapter_number: 50
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–448, title XIII, § 1320, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 581; Pub. L. 96–470, title II, § 205(b), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2244; Pub. L. 98–181, title I [title IV, § 451(d)(1)], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1229; Pub. L. 103–325, title V, § 581, Sept. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 2286; Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title II, § 100238(b)(1), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 958.)"
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# § 4027. Biennial report to President

**(a)** **In general** The Administrator shall biennially submit a report of operations under this chapter to the President for submission to the Congress.

**(b)** **Effects of flood insurance program** The Administrator shall include, as part of the biennial report submitted under subsection (a), a chapter reporting on the effects on the flood insurance program observed through implementation of requirements under the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–448, title XIII, § 1320, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 581; Pub. L. 96–470, title II, § 205(b), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2244; Pub. L. 98–181, title I [title IV, § 451(d)(1)], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1229; Pub. L. 103–325, title V, § 581, Sept. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 2286; Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title II, § 100238(b)(1), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 958.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original a reference to “this title” meaning title XIII of , , , known as the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

The Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under , Banks and Banking, and Tables.

### Amendments

2012— substituted “Administrator” for “Director” in subsecs. (a) and (b).

1994— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

1983— substituted “Director” for “Secretary”.

1980— substituted “biennially submit” for “include” and struck out “in the annual report” after “under this chapter” and “required by ” after “the Congress”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 120 days following , or such later date prescribed by the Secretary but in no event more than 180 days following , see , set out as a note under .

### Transfer of Functions

For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see , Domestic Security.

For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313(1) and sections 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under .