,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #haj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1         
#bjai,mr4 ,wicker introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to clarify the authority  
of the ,administrator of the ,national  
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration with respect to         
post-storm assessments1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,coastal           
,implementation ,act of #bjai4  #b4     
,named ,storm ,event ,model and         
post-storm assessments  7a7 ,amendments 
to the ,omnibus ,public ,land           
,management ,act of #bjji ,section      
#abcab of the ,omnibus ,public ,land    
,management ,act of #bjji 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #cfaa7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection
 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by       
striking the period at the end and      
inserting the following3 1 except that  

the term shall not apply with respect to
 a ,state or territory that has an      
operational wind and flood loss         
allocation system42  7,b7 in paragraph  
7#f71 by inserting sustained before     
winds2 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#g71 by  
striking that threaten any portion of a 
coastal ,state and inserting for which  
post-storm assessments are conducted2   
7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 in subparagraph   
7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking #edj days after 
the date of the enactment of the        
,consumer ,option for an ,alternative   
,system to ,allocate ,losses ,act of    
#bjab and inserting ,december #ca1      
#bjai2 and  7,,ii7 by striking by       
regulation2  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 
by striking every and inserting an2 and 
7iii7 by adding at the end the          
following3  7,c7 ,public review ,the    
,administrator shall seek input and     
suggestions from the public before the  
,named ,storm ,event ,model1 or any     
modification to the ,named ,storm ,event

 ,model1 takes effect4  2 and  7,b7 in  
paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by redesignating   
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 as          
subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,e71            
respectively2  7ii7 by inserting after  
subparagraph 7,a7 the following3  7,b7  
,data collection  7i7 ,in general ,upon 
identification of a named storm under   
subparagraph 7,a71 and pursuant to the  
protocol established under subsection   
7c71 the ,administrator may deploy      
sensors to enhance the collection of    
covered data in the areas in coastal    
,states that the ,administrator         
determines are at the highest risk of   
experiencing geophysical events that    
would cause indeterminate losses4  7ii7 
,rule of construction ,if the           
,administrator takes action under clause
 7i71 that action may not be construed  
as indicating that a post-storm         
assessment will be developed for any    
coastal ,state in which that action is  
taken4  7,c7 ,identification of         
indeterminate losses in coastal states  

,not later than #cj days after the first
 date on which sustained winds of not   
less than #ci miles per hour are        
measured in a coastal ,state during a   
named storm identified under            
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security shall notify the    
,administrator with respect to the      
existence of any indeterminate losses in
 that coastal ,state resulting from that
 named storm4  2  7iii7 in subparagraph 
7,d71 as so redesignated-- 7,i7 by      
striking identification of a named storm
 under subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting  
confirmation of indeterminate losses    
identified under subparagraph 7,c7 with 
respect to a named storm2 and  7,,ii7 by
 striking assessment for such named     
storm and inserting assessment for each 
coastal ,state that suffered such       
indeterminate losses as a result of the 
named storm2  7iv7 in subparagraph 7,e71
 as so redesignated-- 7,i7 by striking  
an identification of a named storm is   
made under subparagraph 7,a7 and        

inserting any indeterminate losses are  
identified under subparagraph 7,c72 and 
7,,ii7 by striking for such storm under 
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting under   
subparagraph 7,d7 for any coastal ,state
 that suffered such indeterminate       
losses2 and  7v7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7,f7 ,separate          
post-storm assessments for a single     
named storm  7i7 ,in general ,the       
,administrator may conduct a separate   
post-storm assessment for each coastal  
,state in which indeterminate losses are
 identified under subparagraph 7,c74    
7ii7 ,timeline ,if the ,administrator   
conducts a separate post-storm          
assessment under clause 7i71 the        
,administrator shall complete the       
assessment based on the dates of actions
 that the ,administrator takes under    
subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d74  2 and     
7#c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a71 by striking #edj days   
after the date of the enactment of the  
,consumer ,option for an ,alternative   

,system to ,allocate ,losses ,act of    
#bjab and inserting ,december #ca1      
#bjai2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by      
inserting 1 in the discretion of the    
,administrator1 after of sensors as may2
 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#d77;,b71 by   
inserting and expend after receive4  7b7
 ,amendments to the ,national ,flood    
,insurance ,act of #aifh ,section #accg 
of the ,national ,flood ,insurance ,act 
of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djeg7 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7
 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the     
period at the end and inserting the     
following3 1 except that the term shall 
not apply with respect to a ,state or   
territory that has an operational wind  
and flood loss allocation system42 and  
7,b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by inserting    
sustained after maximum2  7#b7 in       
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph     
7#a71 by striking establish by rule and 
inserting publish for comment in the    
,federal ,register2 and  7,b7 in        
paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by inserting after 

,elevation ,certificate the following3 1
 or other data or information used to   
determine a property's current risk of  
flood1 as determined by the             
,administrator12  7#c7 in subsection    
7c77#c77;,a77i71 by striking the        
issuance of the rule establishing the   
,,coastal ,formula and inserting        
publication of the ,,coastal ,formula in
 the ,federal ,register as required by  
subsection 7b77#a72  7#d7 in subsection 
7h7--  7,a7 by inserting that issues a  
standard flood insurance policy under   
the national flood insurance program    
after company2 and  7,b7 by striking or 
the ,,coastal ,formula and inserting 1  
the ,,coastal ,formula1 or any other    
loss allocation or post-storm assessment
 arising under the laws or ordinances of
 any ,state2  7#e7 in subsection 7i71 by
 striking after the date on which the   
,administrator issues the rule          
establishing the ,,coastal ,formula     
under subsection 7b7 and inserting #fj  
days after publication of the ,,coastal 

,formula in the ,federal ,register as   
required by subsection 7b77#a72 and     
7#f7 by adding at the end the following3
  7k7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in 
this section shall be construed to      
create a cause of action under this     
,act4  4