H.R. 10120 — National Flood Impact Reduction and Resilience Act of 2026

This section states congressional findings that floods threaten all U.S. states and territories year-round, currently cause several billion dollars in annual economic damage, and are projected to increase in cost due to greater precipitation and sea level rise. It further finds that losses can be reduced through innovative design, natural features, floodplain management, improved data and prediction, and public education, and that an effective federal response requires interagency coordination with nonfederal input.

This section establishes the National Flood Impact Reduction and Resilience Program to reduce losses of life and property from floods through coordinated federal efforts with other governments, academia, and the private sector. It creates an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Flood Impact Reduction and Resilience, chaired by the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers and including the heads of FEMA, NIST, USGS, NOAA, OSTP, and OMB, to oversee planning, strategic plans, budgets, and data-sharing agreements. It also establishes an Advisory Committee of at least 11 non-federal members to assess program effectiveness and trends in flood science and engineering.