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Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019
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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4634
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs
AN ACT
To reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ββTerrorism Risk Insur-
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ance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019ββ.
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SEC. 2. 7-YEAR EXTENSION OF TERRORISM RISK INSUR-
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ANCE PROGRAM.
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(a) TERMINATION DATE.βSection 108(a) of the Ter-
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rorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note)
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is amended by striking ββ2020ββ and inserting ββ2027ββ.
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(b) TIMING OF MANDATORY RECOUPMENT.βSection
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103(e)(7)(E)(i) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of
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2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amendedβ
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(1) in subclause (I)β
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(A) by striking ββ2017ββ and inserting
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ββ2022ββ; and
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(B) by striking ββ2019ββ and inserting
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ββ2024ββ;
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(2) in subclause (II)β
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(A) by striking ββ2018ββ and inserting
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ββ2023ββ;
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(B) by striking ββ2019ββ and inserting
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ββ2024ββ; and
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(C) by striking ββ2024ββ and inserting
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ββ2029ββ; and
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(3) in subclause (III)β
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(A) by striking ββ2019ββ and inserting
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ββ2024ββ; and
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(B) by striking ββ2024ββ and inserting
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ββ2029ββ.
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(c) ONGOING REPORTS REGARDING MARKET CONDI-
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TIONS
FOR TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE.βParagraph
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(2) of section 104(h) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
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of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amendedβ
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(1)
by
redesignating
subparagraphs
(B)
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through (E) as subparagraphs (C) through (F), re-
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spectively; and
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(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
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lowing new subparagraph:
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ββ(B) an evaluation of the availability and
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affordability of terrorism risk insurance, which
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shall include an analysis of such availability and
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affordability specifically for places of worship;ββ.
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(d) STUDY AND REPORT ON CYBER TERRORISM.β
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Not later than the expiration of the 180-day period begin-
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ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
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troller General of the United States shall conduct a study
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and report to the Committee on Financial Services of the
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House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking,
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Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, which shallβ
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(1) analyze and addressβ
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(A) overall vulnerabilities and potential
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costs of cyber attacks to the United States pub-
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lic and private infrastructure that could result
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in physical or digital damage;
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(B) whether State-defined cyber liability
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under a property and casualty line of insurance
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is adequate coverage for an act of cyber ter-
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rorism;
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(C) whether such risks can be adequately
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priced by the private market; and
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(D) whether the current risk-share system
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under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of
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2002 is appropriate for a cyber terrorism event;
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and
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(2) set forth recommendations on how the Con-
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gress could amend such Act to meet the next genera-
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tion of cyber threats.
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SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
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The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of
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complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010,
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shall be determined by reference to the latest statement
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titled ββBudgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislationββ for this
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Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record
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by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
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vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the
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vote on passage.
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Passed the House of Representatives November 18,
2019.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.
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