Sec. 6. Improvement of oversight of engineers
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Part C of chapter 2 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Administrator shall require that any individual that provides engineering services in connection with flood insurance coverage provided under this title, including inspections under section 1306(e) and services in connection with assessing any claim for losses covered by a policy for such coverage, shall— have registered with the Administrator and certified to the Administrator that the engineer is professionally licensed to practice as an engineer; have expertise in a particular discipline of engineering or act within the area of their competency, as the Administrator shall require; and be certified by the Administrator pursuant to subsection (b).
The Administrator shall carry out a program under this subsection to certify engineers as qualified to provide engineering services in connection with flood insurance coverage provided under this title. The program under this subsection shall— include an initial training seminar; provide such standards and testing requirements as the Administrator shall establish; and require an annual renewal of certification through continuing education. The Administrator shall establish and collect fees using a standardized fee schedule for all engineering services provided in connection with flood insurance coverage provided under this title, which schedule shall be similar to the fee schedule of the Administrator used for companies adjusting claims under such coverage.
Any fees collected under paragraph
(1)section shall be deposited into the National Flood Insurance Fund pursuant to section 1310(b)(6). The Administrator shall establish a system to provide a unique numerical identifier for each engineer that provides engineering services in connection with flood insurance coverage provided under this title to assist in tracking past performance in the provision of such services. In the case of any insurance company participating in the Write Your Own program (as such term is defined in section 100202 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 4004 )): The Administrator shall— require all such participating insurance companies to obtain from providers of engineering services provided in connection with flood insurance coverage provided under this title, including any sub-contractors, documentation sufficient to itemize and disaggregate the costs and fees for such services, including the costs and fees for any subcontractors; and all photos, notes, draft reports, and other documentation relating to providing such services in connection with a claim under such coverage; make available to such participating insurance companies the fee schedule established under subsection
(c)and such other information as may be necessary to enable such participating insurance companies to determine whether the costs and fees charged by providers of engineering services are reasonable in relation to the services provided. The Administrator shall require each such insurance company to submit to the Administrator, before any reimbursement or other allowance, payment, or compensation is provided under the Write Your Own program in connection with engineering services provided, all supporting documentation relating to such engineering services. . Subsection
(a)of section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4017(a) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(7)and
(8)as paragraphs
(9)and (10), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(6)the following new paragraph: to the extent that fees are deposited in the Fund pursuant to section 1349(c)(2), for costs associated with carrying out systems for certification and identification under subsections
(b)and (d), respectively, of section 1349; .
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