An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 109-530 to require the FEMA Director to issue regulations and revise materials that are provided to policy holders using `plain language' and `easy to understand terms and concepts.'.

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   Change 1: Inserts “in plain language using easy to understand terms and concepts,” before “issue regulations”

   InsertsPage 29, line 16Printed page

   In H.R. 4973 · Reported in House

   Not later than the expiration of the 3-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall--

   (1) [inserted: in plain language using easy to understand terms and concepts, ]issue regulations, and revise any materials made available by such Agency, to clarify the applicability of replacement cost coverage under the national flood insurance program;

   (2) revise any regulations, forms, notices, guidance, and publications relating to the full cost of repair or replacement under the replacement cost coverage to more clearly describe such coverage to flood insurance policyholders and information to be provided by such policyholders relating to such coverage, and to avoid providing misleading information to such policyholders; and

   Original wording

   Page 29, line 16, insert before “issue regulations” the following: “in plain language using easy to understand terms and concepts,”.

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   Change 2: Inserts “in plain language using easy to understand terms and concepts,” before “revise any”

   InsertsPage 29, line 20Printed page

   …[inserted: in plain language using easy to understand terms and concepts, ]revise any…

   Original wording

   Page 29, line 20, insert before “revise any” the following: “in plain language using easy to understand terms and concepts,”.

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   Change 3: Strikes “and”

   StrikesPage 30, line 2Printed page

   Struck: and

   Original wording

   Page 30, line 2, strike “and”.

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   Change 4: Inserts new text on page 30, line 11

   InsertsPrinted page

   Inserted: (4) include in each standard flood insurance policy a one-page description of the policy using plain language and easy to understand terms and concepts.

   Original wording

   Page 30, after line 11, insert the following new paragraph:

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