Sec. 100226. FLOOD PROTECTION STRUCTURE ACCREDITATION TASK FORCE
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## SEC. 100226 FLOOD PROTECTION STRUCTURE ACCREDITATION TASK FORCE **[**[42 U.S.C. 4101 note](/us/usc/t42/s4101)**]** ###
(a)Definitions In this section— ####
(1)the term “flood protection structure accreditation requirements” means the requirements established under section 65.10 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, for levee systems to be recognized on maps created for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program; ####
(2)the term “National Committee on Levee Safety” means the Committee on Levee Safety established under section 9003 of the National Levee Safety Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3302); and ####
(3)the term “task force” means the Flood Protection Structure Accreditation Task Force established under subsection (b). ###
(b)Establishment ####
(1)In general The Administrator and the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, in cooperation with the National Committee on Levee Safety, shall jointly establish a Flood Protection Structure Accreditation Task Force. ####
(2)Duties #####
(A)Developing process The task force shall develop a process to better align the information and data collected by or for the Corps of Engineers under the Inspection of Completed Works Program with the flood protection structure accreditation requirements so that— ######
(i)information and data collected for either purpose can be used interchangeably; and ######
(ii)information and data collected by or for the Corps of Engineers under the Inspection of Completed Works Program is sufficient to satisfy the flood protection structure accreditation requirements. #####
(B)Gathering recommendations The task force shall gather, and consider in the process developed under subparagraph (A), recommendations from interested persons in each region relating to the information, data, and accreditation requirements described in subparagraph (A). ####
(3)Considerations In developing the process under paragraph (2), the task force shall consider changes to— #####
(A)the information and data collected by or for the Corps of Engineers under the Inspection of Completed Works Program; and #####
(B)the flood protection structure accreditation requirements. ####
(4)Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a reduction in the level of public safety and flood control provided by accredited levees, as determined by the Administrator for purposes of this section. ###
(c)Implementation The Administrator and the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall implement the process developed by the task force under subsection
(b)not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and shall complete the process under subsection
(b)not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. ###
(d)Reports The Administrator and the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, in cooperation with the National Committee on Levee Safety, shall jointly submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives reports concerning the activities of the task force and the implementation of the process developed by the task force under subsection (b), including— ####
(1)an interim report, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and ####
(2)a final report, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. ###
(e)Termination The task force shall terminate on the date of submission of the report under subsection (d)(2).
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