II 
Calendar No. 546 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5490 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to expand 
the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bolstering Ecosystems 
Against Coastal Harm Act’’ or the ‘‘BEACH Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. 
Sec. 103. Require disclosure to prospective buyers that property is in System. 
Sec. 104. Exceptions to limitations on expenditures. 
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Sec. 105. Improve Federal agency compliance with Coastal Barrier Resources 
Act. 
Sec. 106. Evaluation of coastal ecosystem dynamics. 
Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—CHANGES TO JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER 
RESOURCES SYSTEM MAPS 
Sec. 201. Changes to John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System maps. 
TITLE I—COASTAL BARRIER 
RESOURCES ACT AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
U.S.C. 3502) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this Act: 
‘‘(1) COASTAL
BARRIER.—The term ‘coastal 
barrier’ means— 
‘‘(A) a depositional geologic feature (such 
as a bay barrier, tombolo, barrier spit, bluff, or 
barrier island) that— 
‘‘(i) is subject to wave, tidal, and wind 
energies; and 
‘‘(ii) protects landward aquatic habi-
tats from direct wave attack; and 
‘‘(B) all associated aquatic habitats includ-
ing the adjacent wetlands, marshes, estuaries, 
inlets, and nearshore waters. 
‘‘(2) COMMITTEES.—The term ‘Committees’ 
means the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
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House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘financial 
assistance’ means any form of loan, grant, 
guaranty, insurance, payment, rebate, subsidy, 
or any other form of direct or indirect Federal 
assistance other than— 
‘‘(i) deposit or account insurance for 
customers of banks, savings and loan asso-
ciations, credit unions, or similar institu-
tions; 
‘‘(ii) the purchase of mortgages or 
loans by the Government National Mort-
gage Association, the Federal National 
Mortgage Association, or the Federal 
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; 
‘‘(iii) assistance for environmental 
studies, planning, and assessments that 
are required incident to the issuance of 
permits or other authorizations under Fed-
eral law; and 
‘‘(iv) assistance pursuant to programs 
entirely unrelated to development, such as 
any Federal or federally assisted public as-
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sistance program or any Federal old-age 
survivors or disability insurance program. 
‘‘(B) FLOOD
INSURANCE.—The term ‘fi-
nancial assistance’ includes flood insurance de-
scribed in section 1321 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
4028). 
‘‘(4) GREAT LAKES.—The term ‘Great Lakes’ 
means Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake 
St. Clair, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior, to the 
extent that those lakes are subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States. 
‘‘(5) OTHERWISE PROTECTED AREA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘Otherwise 
Protected Area’ means any unit of the System 
that, at the time of designation, was predomi-
nantly composed of areas established under 
Federal, State, or local law, or held by a quali-
fied organization, primarily for wildlife refuge, 
wildlife sanctuary, recreational, or natural re-
source conservation purposes. 
‘‘(B) 
QUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘quali-
fied organization’ has the meaning given the 
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term in section 170(h)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(7) SYSTEM.—The term ‘System’ means the 
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
established under section 4(a). 
‘‘(8) SYSTEM UNIT.—The term ‘System unit’ 
means any undeveloped coastal barrier, or combina-
tion of closely-related undeveloped coastal barriers, 
included within the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System established under section 4(a). 
‘‘(9) UNDEVELOPED COASTAL BARRIER.—The 
term ‘undeveloped coastal barrier’ means a coastal 
barrier the features and associated habitats of which 
contain few manmade structures and these struc-
tures, and man’s activities on such features and 
within such habitats, do not significantly impede 
geomorphic and ecological processes. 
‘‘(b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section su-
persedes the official maps described in section 4(a).’’. 
SEC. 102. JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES 
SYSTEM. 
Section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
U.S.C. 3503) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, which 
shall consist of those undeveloped coastal barriers and 
other areas located on the coasts of the United States that 
are identified and generally depicted as System units or 
Otherwise Protected Areas— 
‘‘(1) on the maps on file with the Secretary en-
titled ‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’, dated Oc-
tober 24, 1990; 
‘‘(2) on a map described in section 201(b) of 
the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm 
Act; or 
‘‘(3) on a map described in paragraph (1) or 
(2) as such map may be replaced, modified, revised, 
or corrected under— 
‘‘(A) subsection (f)(3); 
‘‘(B) section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Im-
provement Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note); 
or 
‘‘(C) any other provision of law enacted on 
or after November 16, 1990, that specifically 
replaces or authorizes the modification, revision, 
or correction of such a map.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘an undeveloped coastal 
barrier’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘a 
coastal barrier’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘un-
developed’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘copy of the map’’ 
and inserting ‘‘notification of the availability of the 
map’’. 
SEC. 103. REQUIRE DISCLOSURE TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS 
THAT PROPERTY IS IN SYSTEM. 
Section 5 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
U.S.C. 3504) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) DISCLOSURE OF LIMITATIONS.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of the enactment of the Bolstering 
Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment, shall issue regulations requiring the owner or 
lessor of real property located in a community affected by 
this Act, as determined by the Director of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, to disclose to a prospec-
tive buyer or lessee such location of such real property.’’. 
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SEC. 104. EXCEPTIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDI-
TURES. 
Section 6 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
U.S.C. 3505) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E), to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(E) Emergency actions necessary to the 
saving of lives and the protection of property 
and the public health and safety, if such actions 
are performed pursuant to sections 402, 403, 
407, and 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170a, 5170b, 5173, 5192) and are lim-
ited to actions that are necessary to alleviate 
the applicable emergency.’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(H) Aquaculture operations that— 
‘‘(i) produce shellfish (including oys-
ters, clams, and mussels), cultivate micro- 
or macro-algae, or do not require the use 
of aquaculture feeds; and 
‘‘(ii) adhere to best management prac-
tices and conservation measures rec-
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ommended by the Secretary through the 
consultation process referred to in this 
subsection.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) Use of a sand source within a System unit 
by Federal coastal storm risk management projects 
or their predecessor projects that have used a Sys-
tem unit for sand to nourish adjacent beaches out-
side the System pursuant to section 5 of the Act of 
August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the ‘Flood 
Control Act of 1941’) (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 
33 U.S.C. 701n) at least once between December 
31, 2008 and December 31, 2023 in response to an 
emergency situation prior to December 31, 2023.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY
TO OTHERWISE PROTECTED 
AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibitions on new 
Federal expenditures and financial assistance de-
scribed in section 5(a) do not apply within Otherwise 
Protected Areas except with respect to limitations on 
new flood insurance coverage described in section 
1321 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 4028). 
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‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), new Federal flood insurance may be provided 
for a structure in an Otherwise Protected Area that 
is used in a manner consistent with the purpose for 
which such Otherwise Protected Area is protected. 
‘‘(f) APPLICABILITY TO ADDITIONS AND INSURABLE 
STRUCTURES.— 
‘‘(1) ADDITIONS.—With respect to an addition 
to the System made under section 4 on or after the 
date of the enactment of the Bolstering Ecosystems 
Against Coastal Harm Act, subject to paragraph 
(2), the prohibitions on new Federal expenditures 
and financial assistance described in section 5(a) 
shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the 
date on which such addition is made. 
‘‘(2) INSURABLE STRUCTURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The prohibitions on 
new Federal expenditures and financial assist-
ance described in section 5(a) do not apply to 
an insurable structure. 
‘‘(B) INSURABLE STRUCTURE DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘insurable struc-
ture’ means an insurable structure that is— 
‘‘(i) located within an addition de-
scribed in paragraph (1); and 
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‘‘(ii) in existence before the expiration 
of the applicable 1-year period described in 
paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 105. IMPROVE FEDERAL AGENCY COMPLIANCE WITH 
COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(a) of the Coastal Bar-
rier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3506(a)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of the Bolstering Ecosystems 
Against Coastal Harm Act, the head of each Federal agen-
cy affected by this Act shall revise or issue regulations 
and guidance as necessary to ensure compliance with the 
provisions of this Act.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE
FOR EXPENDITURE
OF FEDERAL 
FUNDS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior, in consultation with the Chief of 
Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers, shall develop 
and finalize guidance relating to the expenditure of Fed-
eral funds pursuant to the exception described in section 
5(a)(3) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
3504(a)(3)) for emergency situations that threaten life, 
land, and property immediately adjacent to a System unit 
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(as defined in subsection (a) of section 3 of that Act (16 
U.S.C. 3502)). 
SEC. 106. EVALUATION OF COASTAL ECOSYSTEM DYNAM-
ICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall 
evaluate the means and measures by which the Coastal 
Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) could be 
used to further the purposes of minimizing the loss of 
human life, wasteful expenditure of Federal revenues, and 
the damage to fish, wildlife, and other natural resources 
associated with coastal barriers that are and will be vul-
nerable to coastal hazards, including flooding, storm 
surge, wind, erosion, and sea level rise. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
report describing the results of the evaluation car-
ried out under subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
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(A) a summary of the best available sci-
entific information regarding the dynamics of 
coastal barrier ecosystems, including the im-
pacts of coastal hazards, including flooding, 
storm surge, wind, erosion, and sea level rise, 
on coastal barriers and changing coastal barrier 
geomorphology; 
(B) case studies applying the information 
described in subparagraph (A) to a sample of 
United States coastal barrier areas; and 
(C) recommendations on ways to further 
the purpose of the Coastal Barrier Resources 
Act as described in section 2(b) of that Act (16 
U.S.C. 3501(b)), including integrating informa-
tion generated pursuant to subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) into guiding principles or into guide-
lines for recommendations and determinations 
pursuant to section 4(g) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 
3503(g)). 
(c) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall prepare the report 
required under subsection (b) after— 
(1) providing notice and an opportunity for the 
submission of public comment; and 
(2) considering any public comments submitted 
under paragraph (1). 
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COASTAL
BARRIER.—The term ‘‘coastal 
barrier’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
3502), as amended by this Act. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rectors of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice and the United States Geological Survey. 
SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 10 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
U.S.C. 3510) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act— 
‘‘(1) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2010; and 
‘‘(2) $1,962,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2031.’’. 
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TITLE II—CHANGES TO JOHN H. 
CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER 
RESOURCES SYSTEM MAPS 
SEC. 201. CHANGES TO JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER 
RESOURCES SYSTEM MAPS. 
(a) REPLACEMENT MAPS DESCRIBED.—Each map 
included in the set of maps referred to in section 4(a)(1) 
of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
3503(a)(1)), as amended by this section, that relates to 
a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
System established by section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503) referred to in this sub-
section is replaced in such set with the map described in 
the following list with respect to that unit and any other 
new or reclassified units depicted on that map panel: 
(1) The map entitled ‘‘Salisbury Beach Unit 
MA–01P Plum Island Unit MA–02P (1 of 2)’’ and 
dated December 18, 2020. 
(2) The map entitled ‘‘Clark Pond Unit C00 
Plum Island Unit MA–02P (2 of 2) Castle Neck 
Unit MA–03 Wingaersheek Unit C01 (1 of 2)’’ and 
dated December 18, 2020. 
(3) The map entitled ‘‘Wingaersheek Unit C01 
(2 of 2) Good Harbor Beach/Milk Island Unit C01A 
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Cape Hedge Beach Unit MA–48 Brace Cove Unit 
C01B’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(4) The map entitled ‘‘West Beach Unit MA– 
04 Phillips Beach Unit MA–06’’ and dated Decem-
ber 18, 2020. 
(5) The map entitled ‘‘Snake Island Unit MA– 
08P, Squantum Unit MA–09P Merrymount Park 
Unit MA–10P West Head Beach Unit C01C/C01CP 
Peddocks/Rainsford Island Unit MA–11/MA–11P’’ 
and dated December 18, 2020. 
(6) The map entitled ‘‘Cohassett Harbor Unit 
MA–12 North Scituate Unit C02P Rivermoor Unit 
C03’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(7) The map entitled ‘‘Rexhame Unit C03A 
Duxbury Beach Unit MA–13/MA–13P (1 of 2)’’ and 
dated December 18, 2020. 
(8) The map entitled ‘‘Duxbury Beach Unit 
MA–13/MA–13P (2 of 2) Plymouth Bay Unit C04’’ 
and dated December 18, 2020. 
(9) The map entitled ‘‘Center Hill Complex C06 
Scusset Beach Unit MA–38P Town Neck Unit MA– 
14P’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(10) The map entitled ‘‘Scorton Unit C08 
Sandy Neck Unit C09/C09P (1 of 2)’’ and dated 
December 18, 2020. 
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(11) The map entitled ‘‘Sandy Neck Unit C09/ 
C09P (2 of 2) Chapin Beach Unit MA–15P’’ and 
dated December 18, 2020. 
(12) The map entitled ‘‘Nobscusset Unit MA– 
16 Freemans Pond Unit C10’’ and dated December 
18, 2020. 
(13) The map entitled ‘‘Provincetown Unit 
MA–19P (1 of 2)’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(14) The map entitled ‘‘Provincetown Unit 
MA–19P (2 of 2) Pamet Harbor Unit MA–18AP 
Ballston Beach Unit MA–18P’’ and dated December 
18, 2020. 
(15) The map entitled ‘‘Griffin/Great Islands 
Complex MA–17P Lieutenant Island Unit MA– 
17AP’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(16) The map entitled ‘‘Namskaket Spits Unit 
C11/C11P Boat Meadow Unit C11A/C11AP Nauset 
Beach/Monomoy Unit MA–20P (1 of 3)’’ and dated 
December 18, 2020. 
(17) 
The 
map 
entitled 
‘‘Nauset 
Beach/ 
Monomoy Unit MA–20P (2 of 3) Harding Beach 
Unit MA–40P Chatham Roads Unit C12/C12P Red 
River Beach Unit MA–41P’’ and dated December 
18, 2020. 
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(18) 
The 
map 
entitled 
‘‘Nauset 
Beach/ 
Monomoy Unit MA–20P (3 of 3)’’ and dated De-
cember 18, 2020. 
(19) The map entitled ‘‘Davis Beach Unit MA– 
23P Lewis Bay Unit C13/C13P’’ and dated Decem-
ber 18, 2020. 
(20) The map entitled ‘‘Squaw Island Unit C14 
Centerville Unit C15/C15P Dead Neck Unit C16 (1 
of 2)’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(21) The map entitled ‘‘Dead Neck Unit C16 
(2 of 2) Popponesset Spit Unit C17 Waquoit Bay 
Unit C18 Falmouth Ponds Unit C18A’’ and dated 
December 18, 2020. 
(22) The map entitled ‘‘Quissett Beach/Fal-
mouth Beach Unit MA–42P Black Beach Unit C19, 
Little Sippewisset Marsh Unit C19P Chapoquoit 
Beach Unit MA–43/MA–43P Herring Brook Unit 
MA–30’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(23) The map entitled ‘‘Squeteague Harbor 
Unit MA–31 Bassetts Island Unit MA–32 Phinneys 
Harbor Unit MA–33 Buzzards Bay Complex C19A 
(1 of 3)’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(24) The map entitled ‘‘Buzzards Bay Complex 
C19AP (2 of 3) Planting Island Unit MA–35’’ and 
dated December 18, 2020. 
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(99) The map entitled ‘‘Broadkill Beach Unit 
H00/H00P (2 of 4)’’ and dated September 8, 2023. 
(100) The map entitled ‘‘Broadkill Beach Unit 
H00/H00P (3 of 4)’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(101) The map entitled ‘‘Broadkill Beach Unit 
H00/H00P (4 of 4) Beach Plum Island Unit DE– 
02P’’ and dated September 8, 2023. 
(102) The map entitled ‘‘Cape Henlopen Unit 
DE–03P Silver Lake Unit DE–06’’ and dated De-
cember 18, 2020. 
(103) The map entitled ‘‘Fenwick Island Unit 
DE–08P’’ and dated September 8, 2023. 
(104) The map entitled ‘‘Bombay Hook Unit 
DE–11P (2 of 2) Little Creek Unit DE–01P (2 of 
2)’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(105) The map entitled ‘‘Assateague Island 
Unit MD–01P (1 of 3)’’ and dated December 18, 
2020. 
(106) The map entitled ‘‘Assateague Island 
Unit MD–01P (2 of 3)’’ and dated December 18, 
2020. 
(107) The map entitled ‘‘Assateague Island 
Unit MD–01P (3 of 3)’’ and dated December 18, 
2020. 
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(108) The map entitled ‘‘Fair Island Unit MD– 
02 Sound Shore Unit MD–03/MD–03P’’ and dated 
December 18, 2020. 
(109) The map entitled ‘‘Cedar/Janes Islands 
Unit MD–04P (1 of 2) Joes Cove Unit MD–06 (1 
of 2)’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(110) The map entitled ‘‘Cedar/Janes Islands 
Unit MD–04P (2 of 2) Joes Cove Unit MD–06 (2 
of 2) Scott Point Unit MD–07P, Hazard Island 
Unit MD–08P St. Pierre Point Unit MD–09P’’ and 
dated December 18, 2020. 
(111) The map entitled ‘‘Little Deal Island 
Unit MD–11 Deal Island Unit MD–12 Franks Is-
land Unit MD–14/MD–14P Long Point Unit MD– 
15’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(112) The map entitled ‘‘Stump Point Unit 
MD–16’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(113) The map entitled ‘‘Martin Unit MD– 
17P’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(114) The map entitled ‘‘Marsh Island Unit 
MD–18P Holland Island Unit MD–19’’ and dated 
December 18, 2020. 
(115) The map entitled ‘‘Jenny Island Unit 
MD–20 Lower Hooper Island Unit MD–58’’ and 
dated December 18, 2020. 
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(116) The map entitled ‘‘Barren Island Unit 
MD–21P Meekins Neck Unit MD–59’’ and dated 
December 18, 2020. 
(117) The map entitled ‘‘Hooper Point Unit 
MD–22 Covey Creek Unit MD–24’’ and dated De-
cember 18, 2020. 
(118) The map entitled ‘‘Boone Creek Unit 
MD–26 Benoni Point Unit MD–27 Chlora Point 
Unit MD–60’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(119) The map entitled ‘‘Lowes Point Unit 
MD–28 Rich Neck Unit MD–29 Kent Point Unit 
MD–30’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(120) The map entitled ‘‘Stevensville Unit MD– 
32 Wesley Church Unit MD–33 Eastern Neck Is-
land Unit MD–34P Wilson Point Unit MD–35’’ and 
dated December 18, 2020. 
(121) The map entitled ‘‘Tanner Creek Unit 
MD–47 Point Lookout Unit MD–48P Potter Creek 
Unit MD–63 Bisco Creek Unit MD–49’’ and dated 
December 18, 2020. 
(122) The map entitled ‘‘Biscoe Pond Unit 
MD–61P, Carroll Pond Unit MD–62 St. Clarence 
Creek Unit MD–44 Deep Point Unit MD–45, Point 
Look–In Unit MD–46 Chicken Cock Creek Unit 
MD–50’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
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(123) The map entitled ‘‘Drum Point Unit 
MD–39 Lewis Creek Unit MD–40 Green Holly Pond 
Unit MD–41’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(124) The map entitled ‘‘Flag Ponds Unit MD– 
37P Cove Point Marsh Unit MD–38/MD–38P’’ and 
dated December 18, 2020. 
(125) The map entitled ‘‘Cherryfield Unit MD– 
64, Piney Point Creek Unit MD–51 McKay Cove 
Unit MD–52, Blake Creek Unit MD–53 Belvedere 
Creek Unit MD–54’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(126) The map entitled ‘‘St. Clements Island 
Unit MD–55P St. Catherine Island Unit MD–56’’ 
and dated December 18, 2020. 
(127) The map entitled ‘‘Assateague Island 
Unit VA–01P (1 of 4)’’ and dated December 18, 
2020. 
(128) The map entitled ‘‘Assateague Island 
Unit VA–01P (2 of 4)’’ and dated December 18, 
2020. 
(129) The map entitled ‘‘Assateague Island 
Unit VA–01P (3 of 4)’’ and dated December 18, 
2020. 
(130) The map entitled ‘‘Assateague Island 
Unit VA–01P (4 of 4) Assawoman Island Unit VA– 
02P (1 of 3)’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
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(131) The map entitled ‘‘Assawoman Island 
Unit VA–02P (2 of 3)’’ and dated December 18, 
2020. 
(132) The map entitled ‘‘Assawoman Island 
Unit VA–02P (3 of 3) Metompkin Island Unit VA– 
03P Cedar Island Unit K03 (1 of 3)’’ and dated De-
cember 18, 2020. 
(133) The map entitled ‘‘Cedar Island Unit 
K03 (2 of 3) Parramore/Hog/Cobb Islands Unit 
VA–04P (1 of 5)’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(134) The map entitled ‘‘Cedar Island Unit 
K03 (3 of 3) Parramore/Hog/Cobb Islands Unit 
VA–04P (2 of 5)’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(135) The map entitled ‘‘Parramore/Hog/Cobb 
Islands Unit VA–04P (3 of 5)’’ and dated December 
18, 2020. 
(136) The map entitled ‘‘Parramore/Hog/Cobb 
Islands Unit VA–04P (4 of 5)’’ and dated December 
18, 2020. 
(137) The map entitled ‘‘Parramore/Hog/Cobb 
Islands Unit VA–04P (5 of 5) Little Cobb Island 
Unit K04 Wreck Island Unit VA–05P (1 of 4)’’ and 
dated December 18, 2020. 
(138) The map entitled ‘‘Wreck Island Unit 
VA–05P (2 of 4)’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
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(139) The map entitled ‘‘Wreck Island Unit 
VA–05P (3 of 4) Smith Island Unit VA–06P (1 of 
3)’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(140) The map entitled ‘‘Wreck Island Unit 
VA–05P (4 of 4) Smith Island Unit VA–06P (2 of 
3) Fishermans Island Unit K05/K05P (1 of 2)’’ and 
dated December 18, 2020. 
(141) The map entitled ‘‘Smith Island Unit 
VA–06P (3 of 3) Fishermans Island Unit K05/ 
K05P (2 of 2)’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(142) The map entitled ‘‘Elliotts Creek Unit 
VA–09 Old Plantation Creek Unit VA–10 Wescoat 
Point Unit VA–11’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(143) The map entitled ‘‘Great Neck Unit VA– 
12 Westerhouse Creek Unit VA–13 Shooting Point 
Unit VA–14’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(144) The map entitled ‘‘Scarborough Neck 
Unit VA–16/VA–16P Craddock Neck Unit VA–17/ 
VA–17P (1 of 2)’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(145) The map entitled ‘‘Craddock Neck Unit 
VA–17 (2 of 2) Hacks Neck Unit VA–18 Parkers/ 
Finneys Islands Unit VA–19 Parkers Marsh Unit 
VA–20/VA–20P (1 of 3)’’ and dated December 18, 
2020. 
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(146) The map entitled ‘‘Parkers Marsh Unit 
VA–20 (2 of 3) Beach Island Unit VA–21 (1 of 2) 
Russell Island Unit VA–22/VA–22P Simpson Bend 
Unit VA–23’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(147) The map entitled ‘‘Parkers Marsh Unit 
VA–20/VA–20P (3 of 3) Beach Island Unit VA–21 
(2 of 2) Watts Island Unit VA–27’’ and dated De-
cember 18, 2020. 
(148) The map entitled ‘‘Drum Bay Unit VA– 
24’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(149) The map entitled ‘‘Fox Islands Unit VA– 
25’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(150) The map entitled ‘‘Cheeseman Island 
Unit VA–26’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(151) The map entitled ‘‘Tangier Island Unit 
VA–28/VA–28P’’ and dated December 18, 2020. 
(152) The map entitled ‘‘Elbow Point Unit VA– 
29 White Point Unit VA–30 Cabin Point Unit VA– 
31 Glebe Point Unit VA–32’’ and dated December 
18, 2020. 
(153) The map entitled ‘‘Sandy Point Unit VA– 
33 Judith Sound Unit VA–34’’ and dated December 
18, 2020. 
(154) The map entitled ‘‘Cod Creek Unit VA– 
35 Presley Creek Unit VA–36 Cordreys Beach Unit 
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Calendar No. 546 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5490 
AN ACT 
To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to ex-
pand the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Re-
sources System, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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