1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coastal Communities Adaptation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2) Coastal State (A) In general The term coastal State means a State of the United States in, or bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Long Island Sound, or one or more of the Great Lakes. (B) Inclusions The term coastal State includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, and American Samoa. (3) Natural feature The term natural feature means a feature that is created through the action of physical, geological, biological, and chemical processes over time. (4) Nature-based feature The term nature-based feature means a feature that is created by human design, engineering, and construction to provide risk reduction in coastal areas by acting in concert with natural processes. (5) Nonstructural measure The term nonstructural measure means an action, including a modification in public policy, management practice, regulation, or pricing policy, that reduces harmful consequences of flooding, but does not create a structural barrier to floodwaters. (6) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce. 3. Research and grants to improve resilience of built environment (a) Definition of windstorm Section 203(5) of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 ( 42 U.S.C. 15702(5) ) is amended to read as follows: (5) Windstorm (A) In general The term windstorm means any storm with a damaging or destructive wind component. (B) Inclusions The term windstorm includes— (i) a hurricane; (ii) a tropical storm; (iii) a northeaster; (iv) a tornado; (v) a thunderstorm