; and (2) Write Your Own companies comply with guidance and procedures established by the Administrator regarding the conduct of litigation. (b) Denial of reimbursement for expenses The Administrator may deny reimbursement for litigation expenses that are determined to be unreasonable, excessive, contrary to guidance issued by the Administrator, or outside the scope of any arrangement entered into with a Write Your Own company. (c) Litigation strategy The Administrator may direct litigation strategy for claims arising under a contract for flood insurance sold by a Write Your Own company. (d) Substitution If at any time, the Administrator determines there is a conflict of interest between the Write Your Own company and the National Flood Insurance Program, or it is in the best interest of the United States, the Administrator may promptly take any necessary action to be substituted for the WYO company in any action arising out of any claim arising under a contract for flood insurance sold by a Write Your Own company. . (b) Implementation The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall initiate compliance with section 1352(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as added by the amendment made by subsection (a) of this section, not later than the expiration of the 12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 8. Prohibition on hiring disbarred attorneys Part C of chapter II of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1352. Prohibition on hiring disbarred attorneys The Administrator may not at any time newly employ in connection with the flood insurance program under this title any attorney who has been suspended or disbarred by any court, bar, or Federal or State agency to which the individual was previously admitted to practice. . 9. Underpayment of claims by Write Your Own companies Section 1345 of the National Flood