; and (III) the techniques and materials used in carrying out the project; and (ii) data on the performance of the project in providing protection to that coastal community. (2) Standards (A) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall, in consultation with the heads of relevant offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and nongovernmental organizations, issue standards for the collection under paragraph (1) and subsection (d) of data regarding the successes and deficiencies of living shoreline projects for which grants are awarded under this section. (B) Reporting The standards issued under subparagraph (A) shall require an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section to report the data described in that subparagraph to the Administrator on a regular basis. (g) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 to the Administrator for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023 for purposes of carrying out this section. (h) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means any of the following: (A) A unit of a State or local government. (B) An organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. (3) Living shoreline project The term living shoreline project — (A) means a project to mitigate the effects of erosion caused by shoreline flooding or inundation, currents, or wave energy, through project design that stabilizes a shoreline by using natural materials to create buffers to absorb the impact of coastal storms, flooding, and wave energy and to prevent or minimize shoreline erosion, that— (i) incorporates as many natural elements as possible, such as native wetlands, submerged aquatic plants, native grasses, shrubs, or trees