[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4161 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4161

 To reiterate the responsibilities of FEMA with regard to the creation 
  of an appeals process and the establishment of minimum training and 
  education requirements under the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood 
                     Insurance Reform Act of 2004.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 27, 2005

Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reiterate the responsibilities of FEMA with regard to the creation 
  of an appeals process and the establishment of minimum training and 
  education requirements under the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood 
                     Insurance Reform Act of 2004.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REITERATION OF FEMA RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE APPEALS PROCESS 
              AND ESTABLISH MINIMUM TRAINING AND EDUCATION 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Appeals Process.--As directed in section 205 of the Bunning-
Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
264), the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is again 
directed to, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, establish an appeals process through which holders of a flood 
insurance policy may appeal the decisions, with respect to claims, 
proofs of loss, and loss estimates relating to such flood insurance 
policy as required by such section.
    (b) Minimum Training and Education Requirements.--As directed in 
section 207 of the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-264), the Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency is again directed to, not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, in cooperation with the 
insurance industry, State insurance regulators, and other interested 
parties establish minimum training and education requirements for all 
insurance agents who sell flood insurance policies as required by such 
section.
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