,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajabj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bj1 #bjbf,mr4 
,bey] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,valadao7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a
 ,national ,flood ,impact ,r$uction &   
,resili5ce ,program to a*ieve major     
measurable r$uctions 9 ! losses ( life &
 prop]ty f floods ?r\gh a coord9at$     
,f$]al ef=t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,national ,flood ,impact ,r$uction &    
,resili5ce ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,floods  
are a coa/-to-coa/ ?reat to ! ,unit$    
,/ates & its t]ritories 9 all mon?s ( ! 
ye>4 ,floods c cause significant loss ( 
life1 injury1 de/ruction ( prop]ty1 &   
economic & social disruption4  7#b7 ,!  
,unit$ ,/ates curr5tly su/a9s sev]al    
billion doll>s 9 economic damages ea*   
ye> due to ^! flood impacts4 ,ov] ! next
 few decades1 ! co/ ( flood relat$      

damage is anticipat$ to increase due to 
great] precipitation & sea level rise4  
7#c7 ,improv$ flood impact r$uction &   
resili5ce measures h ! pot5tial to r$uce
 ^! losses ?r\gh-- 7,a7 innovative      
design & con/ruction me?ods & practices2
  7,b7 effective implem5tation & natural
 & nature-bas$ features1 floodpla9      
managem5t1 & relocation f flood zones at
 ! local1 ,/ate1 & national level2  7,c7
 improv$ data collection & analysis &   
impact pr$iction me?odologies2 &  7,d7  
public education & outrea*4  7#d7 ,!re  
is an appropriate role = ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t 9 support+ flood impact       
r$uction & resili5ce4 ,an effective     
,f$]al program 9 flood impact r$uction &
 resili5ce w require int]ag5cy          
coord9ation1 & input f individuals1     
academia1 ! private sector1 & o!r       
int]e/$ non-,f$]al entities4  #c4       
,national ,flood ,impact ,r$uction &    
,resili5ce ,program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t    
,!re is e/abli%$ ! ,national ,flood     
,impact ,r$uction & ,resili5ce ,program 

7h]eaft] ref]r$ to z ! ,program71 !     
purpose ( :i* is to a*ieve major        
measurable r$uctions 9 ! losses ( life &
 prop]ty f floods ?r\gh a coord9at$     
,f$]al ef=t1 9 coop]ation ) o!r levels (
 gov]nm5t1 academia1 & ! private sector1
 aim$ at improv+ ! und]/&+ ( floods & _!
 impacts & develop+ & enc\rag+ !        
implem5tation ( effective measures to   
r$uce ^? impacts4  7b7 ,program         
activities ,! activities ( ! ,program   
%all be design$ to--  7#a7 develop      
effective measures = flood impact       
r$uction & resili5ce2  7#b7 promote !   
adoption ( flood impact r$uction &      
resili5ce measures by ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &  
local gov]nm5ts1 national /&>ds & model 
code organizations1 ar*itects & eng9e]s1
 build+ own]s1 & o!rs ) a role 9 plann+ 
& con/ruct+ build+s1 /ructures1 &       
lifel9e infra/ructure ?r\gh--  7,a7     
grants1 contracts1 coop]ative agreem5ts1
 & te*nical assi/ance2  7,b7 developm5t 
( /&>ds1 guidel9es1 & volunt>y cons5sus 
codes = floodpla9 managem5t1 natural &  

nature-bas$ features1 & flood impact    
r$uction = build+s1 /ructures1 & lifel9e
 infra/ructure2  7,c7 developm5t &      
ma9t5ance ( a repository ( in=mation1   
includ+ te*nical data1 on flood risk1   
mitigation1 natural & nature-bas$       
features1 non/ructural alt]natives1 &   
community resili5ce2 &  7,d7 publi%+ a  
sy/ematic set ( maps ( flood            
vuln]ability1 inundation1 floodpla9s1   
curr5t & hi/orical flood ev5ts1         
hydrologic =eca/s1 & o!r flood relat$   
haz>ds2 &  7#c7 improve ! und]/&+ (     
floods & _! effects on communities1     
build+s1 /ructures1 & lifel9e           
infra/ructure1 ?r\gh int]discipl9>y     
rese>* t involves eng9e]+1 natural      
sci5ces1 & social1 economic1 & decisions
 sci5ces4  7c7 ,int]ag5cy ,coord9at+    
,committee on ,flood ,impact ,r$uction &
 ,resili5ce  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is      
e/abli%$ an ,int]ag5cy ,coord9at+       
,committee on ,flood ,impact ,r$uction &
 ,resili5ce *air$ by ! ,*ief ( ! ,army  
,corps ( ,eng9e]s4  7#b7 ,memb]%ip ,9   

addition to ! ,*ief1 ! committee %all be
 compos$ (-- 7,a7 heads or su* designees
 ( !--  7i7 ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t  
,ag5cy2  7ii7 ,national ,in/itute (     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology2  7iii7 ,unit$      
,/ates ,geological ,survey2  7iv7       
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration2  7v7 ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &  
,te*nology ,policy2 &  7vi7 ,(fice (    
,managem5t & ,budget2 &  7,b7 ! head (  
any o!r ,f$]al ag5cy1 or su* designee1 z
 ! *air consid]s appropriate4  7#c7     
,meet+s ,! ,committee %all meet n less  
frequ5tly ?an once ea* ye> at ! call ( !
 ,*ief4  7#d7 ,duties  7,a7 ,g5]al duty 
,! ,int]ag5cy ,coord9at+ ,committee %all
 ov]see ! plann+1 managem5t1 &          
coord9ation ( ! ,program4  7,b7         
,specific duties ,! duties ( !          
,int]ag5cy ,coord9at+ ,committee include
 ! foll[+3  7i7 ,develop+1 & updat+     
p]iodically a-- 7,i7 /rategic plan t    
e/abli%es goals & priorities = !        
,program2 &  7,,ii7 detail$ managem5t   
plan to implem5t su* /rategic plan4     

7ii7 ,develop+ a coord9at$ int]ag5cy    
budget = ! ,program t w ensure          
appropriate balance among ,program      
activities1 & 9 accordance ) managem5t  
plans1 submitt+ su* budget to !         
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget at ! "t designat$ by ! ,director
 = ag5cies to submit bi5nial budgets4   
7iii7 ,develop+ int]ag5cy memor&ums (   
und]/&+ ) any relevant ,f$]al ag5cies on
 data %>+ & res\rce commitm5t 9 ! ev5t (
 a flood disa/]4  7#e7 ,advisory        
,committee  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,*ief %all 
e/abli% an ,advisory ,committee on      
,flood ,impact ,r$uction & ,resili5ce ( 
at lea/ #aa memb]s1 none ( :om may be an
 employee 7z def9$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7  
?r\gh 7,f7 ( section #gcdb7;a77#a7 (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code71 includ+ 
repres5tatives ( rese>* & academic      
in/itutions1 indu/ry /&>ds developm5t   
organizations1 ,/ate & local gov]nm5t1 &
 f9ancial communities :o are qualifi$ to
 provide advice on flood impact r$uction
 & repres5t all relat$ sci5tific1       

ar*itectural1 & eng9e]+ discipl9es4 ,!  
recomm5dations ( ! ,advisory ,committee 
%all be consid]$ by ,f$]al ag5cies 9    
implem5t+ ! ,program4  7,b7 ,assessm5t  
,! ,advisory ,committee %all assess--   
7i7 tr5ds & developm5ts 9 ! sci5ce &    
eng9e]+ ( flood impact r$uction &       
resili5ce1 includ+ = improv+ ! =eca/ (  
flood risk2  7ii7 effectiv5ess ( !      
,program 9 c>ry+ out ! ,program         
activities2  7iii7 ! ne$ to revise !    
,program2 &  7iv7 ! managem5t1          
coord9ation1 implem5tation1 & activities
 ( ! ,program4  7#f7 ,budget coord9ation
  7,a7 ,guidance ! ,int]ag5cy ,coord9at+
 ,committee %all ea* ye> provide        
guidance to ! o!r ,program ag5cies      
conc]n+ ! prep>ation ( reque/s =        
appropriations = activities relat$ to ! 
,program1 & %all prep>e1 9 conjunction )
 o!r program ag5cies1 an annual ,program
 budget to be submitt$ to ! ,(fice (    
,managem5t & ,budget4  7,b7 ,reports    
,ea* ,program ag5cy %all include ) its  
annual reque/ = appropriations submitt$ 

to ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget a    
report t-- 7i7 id5tifies ea* elem5t ( ! 
propos$ ,program activities ( ! ag5cy2  
7ii7 specifies h[ ea* ( ^! activities   
contributes to ! ,program2 &  7iii7     
/ates ! portion ( its reque/ =          
appropriations allocat$ to ea* elem5t ( 
! ,program4