No manipulation of engineer reports

Section 1312 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4019), as amended by section 408(a), is amended by inserting after subsection (h) the following: (i) Final engineering reports (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term covered claim means any claim for losses covered by a policy for flood insurance coverage made available under this title; and (B) the term final engineering report means an engineering report, survey, or other document in connection with a covered claim that— (i) is based on an on-site inspection; (ii) contains final conclusions with respect to an engineering issue or issues involved in the claim; and (iii) is signed by the responsible in charge or affixed with the seal of the responsible in charge, or both. (2) Prohibition on manipulation and transmission to third parties The Administrator shall require that, in the case of any on-site inspection of a property by an engineer for the purpose of assessing any covered claim, the final engineering report— (A) may not— (i) include alterations by, or at the request of, anyone other than the person responsible for the report; or (ii) be transmitted to any other person before the final engineering report is transmitted to the policyholder who submitted the covered claim; and (B) shall include a certification, signed by the person responsible for the final engineering report, that the final engineering report does not contain any alterations described in subparagraph (A)..