1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Extension of national flood insurance program. Sec. 3. Improved disclosure requirement for standard flood insurance policies. Sec. 4. Properties with preexisting conditions. Sec. 5. Improvement of administrative and litigation process for claims adjudication. Sec. 6. Improvement of oversight of engineers. Sec. 7. Publicly searchable online registry. Sec. 8. Penalties for fraud and false statements in the National Flood Insurance Program. Sec. 9. Whistleblower protection for employees. Sec. 10. Engineering firm independence. Sec. 11. GAO reports. Sec. 12. Regulations. 2. Extension of national flood insurance program (a) Financing Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4016(a) ) is amended by striking September 30, 2017 and inserting September 30, 2027 . (b) Program expiration Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4026 ) is amended by striking September 30, 2017 and inserting September 30, 2027 . 3. Improved disclosure requirement for standard flood insurance policies Section 100234 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 4013a ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: (c) Disclosure of coverage (1) Disclosure sheet Each policy under the National Flood Insurance Program shall include a disclosure sheet that sets forth, in plain language— (A) the definition of the term flood for purposes of coverage under the policy; (B) a description of what type of flood forces are necessary so that losses from an event are covered under the policy, including overflow of inland or tidal waves, unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of a surface any source, and mudflow