section 4071 of this titleIn the event the program is carried out as provided in , the Administrator shall be authorized to adjust and make payment of any claims for proved and approved losses covered by flood insurance, and upon the disallowance by the Administrator of any such claim, or upon the refusal of the claimant to accept the amount allowed upon any such claim, the claimant, within one year after the date of mailing of notice of disallowance or partial disallowance by the Administrator, may institute an action against the Administrator on such claim in the United States district court for the district in which the insured property or the major part thereof shall have been situated, and original exclusive jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon such court to hear and determine such action without regard to the amount in the controversy.
Pub. L. 90–448, title XIII, § 134182 Stat. 584 Pub. L. 98–181, title I97 Stat. 1229 Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title II, § 100238(b)(1)126 Stat. 958 (, , ; [title IV, § 451(d)(1), (5)], , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 112–1412012— substituted “Administrator” for “Director” wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 98–181, § 451(d)(5)1983—, inserted “original exclusive” before “jurisdiction”.
Pub. L. 98–181, § 451(d)(1), substituted “Director” for “Secretary” wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 1377 of Pub. L. 90–448section 4001 of this titleSection 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
section 315(a)(1) of Title 6For 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.
section 542 of Title 6For 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 .