with the National Flood Insurance Program under this title to obtain authorization from the Administrator before taking any major action associated with such controversy, action, or proceeding, which shall include settlement, hiring experts, and such other actions as the Administrator shall specify. . 6. Improvement of oversight of engineers (a) In general 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: 1349. Oversight of engineers (a) Qualifications 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— (1) have registered with the Administrator and certified to the Administrator that the engineer is professionally licensed to practice as an engineer