,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cace  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bi1 #bjag,mr4 
,keating 7for himself and ,ms4 ,maxine  
,waters of ,california7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the            
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency to make  
grants to consortia of ,states and      
communities to hire individuals to      
coordinate the ,community ,rating       
,system program under the ,national     
,flood ,insurance ,program for the      
,states and communities who are members 
of the consortia1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,community ,flood   
,insurance ,savings ,act of #bjag4  #b4 
,grants for ,community ,rating ,system  
program coordinators ,section #acae of  
the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of 
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djbb7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  

subsection3  7c7 ,grants for ,community 
,rating ,system program coordinators    
7#a7 ,authority ,the ,administrator     
shall carry out a program to make grants
 to consortia of ,states and communities
 for use only for costs of employing or 
otherwise retaining an individual or    
individuals to coordinate and carry out 
responsibilities relating to            
participation in the community rating   
system program under subsection 7b7 for 
,states and communities that are members
 of such consortia4  7#b7 ,eligibility  
,the ,administrator shall establish such
 criteria as the ,administrator         
considers appropriate for a consortium  
of ,states and communities to be        
eligible for grants under this          
subsection1 which shall include         
requiring a consortium to provide       
evidence to the ,administrator that the 
consortium has sufficient authority and 
administrative capability to use grant  
amounts in accordance with this         
subsection on behalf of its member      

jurisdictions4  7#c7 ,timing ,a         
consortium receiving a grant under this 
section shall establish the position or 
positions described in paragraph 7#a71  
and employ or otherwise retain an       
individual or individuals to fill such  
position or positions1 not later than   
the date that all such grant amounts are
 expended4  7#d7 ,applications ,the     
,administrator shall provide for        
consortia of ,states and communities to 
submit applications for grants under    
this subsection1 which shall include--  
7,a7 the evidence referred to in        
paragraph 7#b72  7,b7 such assurances as
 the ,administrator shall require to    
ensure compliance with the requirement  
under paragraph 7#c72  7,c7 such        
assurances as the ,administrator shall  
require to ensure that the consortia    
will provide funding sufficient to      
continue the position or positions      
funded with the grant amounts1 in the   
same annual amount as under such grant  
funding1 after such grant funds are     

expended2 and  7,d7 such other          
information as the ,administrator may   
require4  7#e7 ,selection ,from among   
eligible consortia of ,states and       
communities submitting applications     
pursuant to paragraph 7#c71 the         
,administrator shall select consortia to
 receive grants under this subsection in
 accordance with such competitive       
criteria for such section as the        
,administrator shall establish4  7#f7   
,definition of community ,for purposes  
of this section1 the term community has 
the meaning given such term in section  
#acff7;h7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dajd;c7h771   
except that such term includes counties 
and regional planning authorities that  
do not have zoning and building code    
jurisdiction4  7#g7 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated for grants under this   
subsection-- 7,a7 #g1jjj1jjj for the    
first fiscal year commencing after the  
expiration of the #d-month period       
beginning on the date of the enactment  

of this ,act2 and  7,b7 #g1jjj1jjj for  
each of the four consecutive fiscal     
years thereafter4  4