,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cace  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bi1 #bjag,mr4  
,keat+ 7= himself & ,ms4 ,max9e ,wat]s (
 ,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial  
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy to make grants to     
consortia ( ,/ates & communities to hire
 individuals to coord9ate ! ,community  
,rat+ ,sy/em program "u ! ,national     
,flood ,insurance ,program = ! ,/ates & 
communities :o are memb]s ( ! consortia1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,community ,flood 
,insurance ,sav+s ,act ( #bjag4  #b4    
,grants = ,community ,rat+ ,sy/em       
program coord9ators ,section #acae ( !  
,national ,flood ,insurance ,act ( #aifh
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djbb7 is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7c7  
,grants = ,community ,rat+ ,sy/em       
program coord9ators  7#a7 ,au?ority ,!  
,adm9i/rator %all c>ry out a program to 

make grants to consortia ( ,/ates &     
communities = use only = co/s ( employ+ 
or o!rwise reta9+ an individual or      
individuals to coord9ate & c>ry out     
responsibilities relat+ to p>ticipation 
9 ! community rat+ sy/em program "u     
subsection 7b7 = ,/ates & communities t 
are memb]s ( su* consortia4  7#b7       
,eligibility ,! ,adm9i/rator %all       
e/abli% su* crit]ia z ! ,adm9i/rator    
consid]s appropriate = a consortium (   
,/ates & communities to be eligible =   
grants "u ?is subsection1 :i* %all      
include requir+ a consortium to provide 
evid5ce to ! ,adm9i/rator t ! consortium
 has suffici5t au?ority & adm9i/rative  
capability to use grant am\nts 9        
accordance ) ?is subsection on behalf ( 
its memb] jurisdictions4  7#c7 ,tim+ ,a 
consortium receiv+ a grant "u ?is       
section %all e/abli% ! position or      
positions describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 &   
employ or o!rwise reta9 an individual or
 individuals to fill su* position or    
positions1 n lat] ?an ! date t all su*  

grant am\nts are exp5d$4  7#d7          
,applications ,! ,adm9i/rator %all      
provide = consortia ( ,/ates &          
communities to submit applications =    
grants "u ?is subsection1 :i* %all      
include--  7,a7 ! evid5ce ref]r$ to 9   
p>agraph 7#b72  7,b7 su* assurances z ! 
,adm9i/rator %all require to ensure     
compliance ) ! requirem5t "u p>agraph   
7#c72  7,c7 su* assurances z !          
,adm9i/rator %all require to ensure t ! 
consortia w provide fund+ suffici5t to  
cont9ue ! position or positions fund$ ) 
! grant am\nts1 9 ! same annual am\nt z 
"u su* grant fund+1 aft] su* grant funds
 are exp5d$2 &  7,d7 su* o!r in=mation z
 ! ,adm9i/rator may require4  7#e7      
,selection ,f among eligible consortia (
 ,/ates & communities submitt+          
applications pursuant to p>agraph 7#c71 
! ,adm9i/rator %all select consortia to 
receive grants "u ?is subsection 9      
accordance ) su* competitive crit]ia =  
su* section z ! ,adm9i/rator %all       
e/abli%4  7#f7 ,def9ition ( community ,=

 purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m community
 has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section     
#acff7;h7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dajd;c7h771   
except t su* t]m includes c\nties &     
regional plann+ au?orities t d n h zon+ 
& build+ code jurisdiction4  7#g7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = grants "u  
?is subsection-- 7,a7 #g1jjj1jjj = !    
fir/ fiscal ye> comm5c+ aft] !          
expiration ( ! #d-mon? p]iod beg9n+ on !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7,b7  
#g1jjj1jjj = ea* ( ! f\r consecutive    
fiscal ye>s !reaft]4  4