for such units, having a population exceeding 
50,000 but not exceeding 200,000. 
(f) PRIORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall se-
lect applicants for grants under the pilot program 
under this section based on the extent to which their 
applications will achieve the objectives set forth in 
subsection (b). 
(2) TIERS 2 AND 3.—In selecting applicants to 
receive grants under the pilot program under this 
section pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
subsection (e)(2), the Administrator shall give pri-
ority to applicants— 
(A) that are highly vulnerable to sea level 
rise; 
(B) within which are located a military in-
stallation or other facility relating to national 
security concerns; or 
(C) that have a population that is highly 
vulnerable to urban flooding and have an un-
even capacity for flood mitigation and response 
efforts resulting from socioeconomic factors. 
(g) AMOUNT.— 
(1) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining the 
amount of grant under the pilot program under this 
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section, the Administrator shall consider the popu-
lation of the grant recipient, which may be consid-
ered in terms of the tier under subsection (e)(2) of 
the recipient. 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The amount of a grant 
under the pilot program under this section may not 
exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activities 
under subsection (b) to be carried out using the 
grant amounts. 
(h) DURATION.—The Administrator shall require 
each recipient of a grant under the pilot program under 
this section to complete the activities under subsection (b) 
to be carried out using the grant amounts before the expi-
ration of the 18-month period beginning upon the initial 
receipt of grant amounts under the pilot program. 
(i) USE OF CENSUS DATA.—The Administrator shall 
make all determinations under the pilot program regard-
ing population using the most recent available data from 
the decennial census. 
(j) GRANTEE REPORTS TO FEMA.—Each recipient 
of a grant under the pilot program under this section 
shall, not later than the expiration of the 30-month period 
beginning upon the initial receipt of any such grant 
amounts, submit to the Administrator a report that de-
scribes— 
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(1) the activities carried out with amounts from 
the grant; 
(2) how the activities carried out with such 
grant amounts have met the objectives described in 
subsection (b); and 
(3) any lessons learned in carrying out such ac-
tivities and any recommendations for future map-
ping modernization efforts by the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency. 
(k) BIENNIAL REPORTS BY FEMA.—Not later than 
the expiration of the 24-month period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than the 
expiration of each successive 24-month period thereafter 
until the completion of all activities carried out with 
amounts from grants under the pilot program under this 
section, the Administrator shall submit to the Congress 
and make available to the public on an internet website 
a report that— 
(1) describes— 
(A) the progress of the activities carried 
out with amounts from such grants; and 
(B) the effectiveness of technology-based 
mapping tools used in carrying out the activi-
ties described in subparagraph (A); and 
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(2) with respect to the final report that the Ad-
ministrator is required to submit under this sub-
section, includes recommendations to the Congress 
and the executive branch of the Federal Government 
for implementing strategies, practices, and tech-
nologies to mitigate the effects of urban flooding. 
(l) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that, because the pilot program is limited with respect to 
scope and resources, communities that participate in the 
pilot program should acknowledge that the most successful 
efforts to mitigate the effects of urban flooding— 
(1) take a structural-based mitigation approach 
with respect to construction, which includes— 
(A) recognizing any post-storm damage 
that may occur; and 
(B) pursuing designs that proactively mini-
mize future flood damage; 
(2) make individuals in the community aware, 
through any cost-effective and available means of 
education, of the best approaches regarding the con-
struction of properties that are able to survive 
floods, which reduces the cost of future repairs; and 
(3) encourage home and property owners to 
consider the measures described in paragraphs (1) 
and (2), which are the most cost-effective and pru-
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dent ways to reduce the impact of flooding, when 
constructing or renovating building components. 
(m) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
(2) COASTAL.—The term ‘‘coastal’’ means, with 
respect to a unit of general local government, that 
the unit borders a body of water that— 
(A) exceeds 2,000 square miles in size; and 
(B) is not a river. 
(3) PELAGIC.—The term ‘‘pelagic’’ means, with 
respect to a unit of general local government, that 
the unit is a coastal unit and the body of water that 
the unit borders is an ocean or other large, open 
body of water (including bays and gulfs) that 
empties into an ocean. 
(4) URBAN FLOODING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘urban flood-
ing’’ means the inundation of property in a 
built environment, particularly in more densely 
populated areas, caused either by falling rain 
collecting on impervious surfaces or increasing 
the levels of nearby water bodies and over-
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whelming the capacity of drainage systems, 
such as storm sewers, including— 
(i) situations in which stormwater en-
ters buildings through windows, doors, or 
other openings; 
(ii) water backup through sewer pipes, 
showers, toilets, sinks, and floor drains; 
(iii) seepage through walls and floors; 
(iv) the accumulation of water on 
property or public rights-of-way; and 
(v) the overflow from water bodies, 
such as rivers, lakes, and oceans. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—Such term does not in-
clude flooding in undeveloped or agricultural 
areas. 
(n) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for grants under the pilot program under this sec-
tion— 
(1) $1,200,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
(2) $4,300,000 for fiscal year 2023, to remain 
available through 2025. 
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