Sec. 109. Designation of flood insurance advocate
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The Administrator shall designate a Flood Insurance Advocate to advocate for the fair treatment of policy holders under the National Flood Insurance Program and property owners in the mapping of flood hazards, the identification of risks from flood, and the implementation of measures to minimize the risk of flood. The duties and responsibilities of the Flood Insurance Advocate designated under subsection
(a)shall be to— educate property owners and policyholders under the National Flood Insurance Program on— individual flood risks; flood mitigation; measures to reduce flood insurance rates through effective mitigation; and the flood insurance rate map review and amendment process; assist policy holders under the National Flood Insurance Program and property owners to understand the procedural requirements related to appealing preliminary flood insurance rate maps and implementing measures to mitigate evolving flood risks; assist in the development of regional capacity to respond to individual constituent concerns about flood insurance rate map amendments and revisions; coordinate outreach and education with local officials and community leaders in areas impacted by proposed flood insurance rate map amendments and revisions; and aid potential policy holders under the National Flood Insurance Program in obtaining and verifying accurate and reliable flood insurance rate information when purchasing or renewing a flood insurance policy. There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Flood Insurance Advocate.