SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM PRO-
GRAM COORDINATORS. 
Section 1315 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4022) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM PRO-
GRAM COORDINATORS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator shall 
carry out a program to make grants to consortia of 
States and communities for use only for costs of em-
ploying or otherwise retaining an individual or indi-
viduals to coordinate and carry out responsibilities 
relating to participation in the community rating 
system program under subsection (b) for States and 
communities that are members of such consortia. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish such criteria as the Administrator considers 
appropriate for a consortium of States and commu-
nities to be eligible for grants under this subsection, 
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 sub-
section on behalf of its member jurisdictions. 
‘‘(3) TIMING.—A consortium receiving a grant 
under this section shall establish the position or po-
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sitions described in paragraph (1), and employ or 
otherwise retain an individual or individuals to fill 
such position or positions, not later than the date 
that all such grant amounts are expended. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS.—The Administrator shall 
provide for consortia of States and communities to 
submit applications for grants under this subsection, 
which shall include— 
‘‘(A) the evidence referred to in paragraph 
(2); 
‘‘(B) such assurances as the Administrator 
shall require to ensure compliance with the re-
quirement under paragraph (3); 
‘‘(C) such assurances as the Administrator 
shall require to ensure that the consortia will 
provide funding sufficient to continue the posi-
tion or positions funded with the grant 
amounts, in the same annual amount as under 
such grant funding, after such grant funds are 
expended; and 
‘‘(D) such other information as the Admin-
istrator may require. 
‘‘(5) SELECTION.—From among eligible con-
sortia of States and communities submitting applica-
tions pursuant to paragraph (3), the Administrator 
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shall select consortia to receive grants under this 
subsection in accordance with such competitive cri-
teria for such section as the Administrator shall es-
tablish. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITION
OF
COMMUNITY.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘community’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1366(h) (42 
U.S.C. 4104c(h)), except that such term includes 
counties and regional planning authorities that do 
not have zoning and building code jurisdiction. 
‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated for grants 
under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) $7,000,000 for the first fiscal year 
commencing after the expiration of the 4-month 
period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act; and 
‘‘(B) $7,000,000 for each of the four con-
secutive fiscal years thereafter.’’. 
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