,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cagg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #e1 #bjbe,mr4    
,ezell 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 & ,mr4
 ,bu*anan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on             
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to    
ensure t co/ e/imates1 acquisition (    
prop] mat]ials1 & any o!r activity      
relat$ to c]ta9 projects "u ! ,rob]t ,t4
 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy      
,assi/ance ,act are p]=m$ by            
pr(essionals lic5s$ 9 ! relevant ,/ate1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,co/ e/imates by 
appropriately lic5s$ pr(essionals  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al     
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all use     
appropriately lic5s$ pr(essionals to    
p]=m any cov]$ activity ) respect to a  
project eligible = assi/ance "u sections
 #djf or #dbh ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagb2 #db ,u4,s4,c4

 #eahi;f74  7b7 ,requirem5ts  7#a7      
,cons5t ( appropriately lic5s$          
pr(essional ,! ,adm9i/rator may n       
disapprove1 ) respect to a project      
describ$ "u subsection 7a71 any plan1   
rebuild+ proposal1 mat]ial sugge/ion =  
rebuild+1 or direct pur*ase ( mat]ials  
)\t ! direct cons5t ( an appropriately  
lic5s$ pr(essional4  7#b7 ,pur*ase      
approval ,any pur*ase sugge/$ by an     
appropriately lic5s$ pr(essional = any  
project describ$ "u subsection 7a7 %all 
be approv$ by ! ,adm9i/rator4  7#c7     
,acceptance ( plans1 projects1 &        
mat]ials ,unless fraud is evid5t &      
traceable1 any plans propos$1 projects  
prep>$1 & mat]ials reque/$ or pur*as$ by
 an appropriately lic5s$ pr(essional may
 n be reject$1 resc9d$1 or /all$ by !   
,adm9i/rator4  7#d7 ,contract process ,!
 ,adm9i/rator may n reject or h9d] !    
process ( ent]+ into a contract ) an    
appropriately lic5s$ pr(essional if su* 
process is sugge/$ by a ,/ate or local  
gov]nm5t4  7#e7 ,/ate hir+              

responsibility ,x %all be !             
responsibility ( ! ,/ate to hire an     
appropriately lic5s$ pr(essional to     
develop ! scope ( "w relat$ to p]=m+ a  
cov]$ activity4  7#f7 ,employee ( ,,fema
 ,any employee ( ! ,ag5cy t assi/s      
directly ) ! managem5t ( a rebuild+     
project eligible = assi/ance "u section 
#djf or #dbh ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagb2 #db ,u4,s4,c4
 #eahi;f7 %all be an appropriately      
lic5s$ pr(essional4  7c7 ,regulations ,!
 ,adm9i/rator %all update regulations & 
policies1 to ! ext5t necess>y1 to       
implem5t ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act4  7d7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,appropriately lic5s$ pr(essional ,! t]m
 appropriately lic5s$ pr(essional means 
an individual--  7,a7 :o is-- 7i7       
employ$ by ! ,ag5cy to p]=m a cov]$     
activity2 or  7ii7 contract$ by ! ,ag5cy
 or a ,/ate or local gov]nm5tal entity2 
&  7,b7 lic5s$--  7i7 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* a 
project describ$ "u ?is section %all be 

c>ri$ out2 &  7ii7 z an eng9e]1         
ar*itect1 build]1 tradesp]son1 or any   
o!r pr(ession relat$ to p]=m+ a cov]$   
activity relat+ to su* project4  7#b7   
,cov]$ activity ,! t]m cov]$ activity   
includes-- 7,a7 prep>+ a co/ e/imate = a
 project eligible = assi/ance "u section
 #djf or #dbh ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagb2 #db ,u4,s4,c4
 #eahi;f72 &  7,b7 pur*as+ ! prop]      
mat]ials1 equipm5t1 vehicles1 & any o!r 
items necess>y to c>ry out a project    
describ$ "u subp>agraph 7,a74