; (2) knowingly making any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation in an engineering report, claims adjustment report, or technical assistance report to support a claim determination that results in a wrongful denial or substantial payment error of flood insurance coverage; and (3) knowingly submitting a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim that results in wrongful payment of flood insurance coverage. (b) Definition For purposes of this section, the term knowingly means having actual awareness of the prohibitions under this part and acting deliberately in violation of such prohibitions. (c) Administrative remedy Prior to any legal action being taken related to this section, all administrative remedies shall be exhausted. (d) Rule of construction This section shall not be construed— (1) to prevent the Federal Government from bringing action against a company or individual under applicable statutes, including the False Claims Act