striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2(3) of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 467(3)) is amended in the para-
graph heading by striking ‘‘DIRECTOR’’ and inserting 
‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’. 
(b) INSPECTION OF DAMS.—Section 3(b)(1) of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 467a(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘or mainte-
nance’’ and inserting ‘‘maintenance, condition, or provision 
for emergency operations’’. 
(c) NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.— 
(1) OBJECTIVES.—Section 8(c)(4) of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 467f(c)(4)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) develop and implement a comprehensive 
dam safety hazard education and public awareness 
initiative to assist the public in mitigating against, 
preparing for, responding to, and recovering from 
dam incidents;’’. 
(2) BOARD.—Section 8(f)(4) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 467f(f)(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, rep-
resentatives from nongovernmental organizations,’’ 
after ‘‘State agencies’’. 
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SEC. 123. RESTRICTED AREAS AT CORPS OF ENGINEERS 
DAMS. 
Section 2 of the Freedom to Fish Act (Public Law 113– 
13; 127 Stat. 449) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘until the 
date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act’’; 
(2) in the heading of subsection (c) by inserting 
‘‘OR MODIFIED’’ after ‘‘NEW’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
inserting ‘‘new or modified’’ after ‘‘establishes 
any’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘until the 
date that is 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘until the Secretary 
has complied with the provisions of this sub-
section’’. 
SEC. 124. LEVEE SAFETY. 
Section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16) is amended by redesignating 
subsection (e) as subsection (f) and inserting after sub-
section (d) the following: 
‘‘(e) LEVEE SAFETY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a State or 
political subdivision thereof, and in consultation with 
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that State and appropriate non-Federal interests, the 
Secretary may provide technical assistance to a State 
to— 
‘‘(A) encourage effective State or local pro-
grams intended to ensure levee safety to protect 
human life and property; 
‘‘(B) assist the State or political subdivision 
in establishing and carrying out a levee safety 
program; or 
‘‘(C) improve an existing State or local 
levee safety program. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of technical as-
sistance provided under this subsection shall be— 
‘‘(A) to ensure that human lives and prop-
erty that are protected by new and existing lev-
ees are safe; 
‘‘(B) to encourage the use of appropriate en-
gineering policies and procedures for levee site 
investigation, design, construction, operation 
and maintenance, and emergency preparedness; 
‘‘(C) to encourage effective levee safety pro-
grams in a State; 
‘‘(D) to develop and support public edu-
cation and awareness projects to increase public 
acceptance and support of levee safety programs; 
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‘‘(E) to build public awareness of the resid-
ual risks associated with living in levee protected 
areas; and 
‘‘(F) to develop technical assistance mate-
rials, seminars, and guidelines to improve the se-
curity of levees in the United States. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL GUIDELINES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with 
States and non-Federal interests, shall establish 
Federal guidelines relating to levee safety. 
‘‘(B) INCORPORATION OF FEDERAL ACTIVI-
TIES.—The guidelines established under subpara-
graph (A) shall encompass, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, activities and practices carried 
out by appropriate Federal agencies. 
‘‘(C) INCORPORATION OF STATE AND LOCAL 
ACTIVITIES.—The guidelines established under 
subparagraph (A) shall encompass, to the max-
imum extent practicable— 
‘‘(i) the activities and practices carried 
out by States, local governments, and the 
private sector to safely build, regulate, oper-
ate, and maintain levees; and 
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‘‘(ii) Federal activities that facilitate 
State efforts to develop and implement effec-
tive State programs for the safety of levees, 
including levee inspection, levee rehabilita-
tion, locally developed flood plain manage-
ment, and public education and training 
programs. 
‘‘(D) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall allow 
States and non-Federal interests, including ap-
propriate stakeholders, to review and comment 
on the guidelines established under subparagraph 
(A) before the guidelines are made final. 
‘‘(4) ASSISTANCE
FOR
STATE
LEVEE
SAFETY 
PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for tech-
nical assistance under this subsection, a State 
shall— 
‘‘(i) be in the process of establishing or 
have in effect a State levee safety program 
under which a State levee safety agency, in 
accordance with State law, carries out the 
guidelines established under paragraph (3); 
and 
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‘‘(ii) allocate sufficient funds in the 
budget of that State to carry out such State 
levee safety program. 
‘‘(B) WORK
PLANS.—The Secretary shall 
enter into an agreement with each State receiv-
ing technical assistance under this subsection to 
develop a work plan necessary for the State levee 
safety program of that State to reach a level of 
program performance that meets the guidelines 
established under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(C) INSPECTION
PROGRAMS.—The Sec-
retary shall work with States receiving technical 
assistance under this subsection to develop State 
technical guidelines for levee inspection pro-
grams that— 
‘‘(i) address hazard classifications and 
technically based frameworks for levee as-
sessment; and 
‘‘(ii) are incorporated into State levee 
safety programs. 
‘‘(D) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—Technical 
assistance may not be provided to a State under 
this subsection during a fiscal year unless the 
State enters into an agreement with the Sec-
retary to ensure that the State will maintain 
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