1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Flood Response Act . 2. Emergency Flood Activity Pilot Program (a) Establishment Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall establish and carry out a pilot program to assist flood response efforts at State and Federal regional levels in response to a levee failure or potential levee failure. (b) Grants In carrying out the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Administrator may award grants to not more than 10 eligible entities to— (1) establish or maintain a flood emergency fund to be used for emergency flood activities described in subsection (f); and (2) ensure a unified command system organizational framework for such activities. (c) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator may require, including the following: (1) A plan describing the emergency flood activities for which the funds may be used as well as the levee safety plan that contains the unified command system that would carry out such activities. (2) A scope of work and tasks, project timeline, budget, and ongoing post-grant management plan. (3) Information regarding what entity maintains the flood emergency fund. (4) A description of non-Federal contributions to the flood emergency fund. (5) A description of how such plan will benefit the community, environment, and economy of the participating region within the legal boundaries of the applicant. (6) Mechanisms for long-term replenishment of the flood emergency fund and a description of what percentage of the fund will be used— (A) to support ongoing administrative project maintenance