; (II) the construction carried out under such projects; and (III) what techniques and materials were used in such projects; and (ii) data on the performance of such projects in providing such protection. (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 relevant offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and nongovernmental organizations, issue standards for the collection under subsection (c) and this subsection of data regarding the success and deficiencies of projects conducted with grants under this section. (B) Reporting The standards shall require reporting of such data to the Administration on a regular basis. (f) Definitions For purposes of 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 each of the following: (A) A State or a unit of general local government in a State. (B) Nongovernmental organizations that are described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 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 innundation, currents, and 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 (or both) shoreline erosion, that— (i) incorporates as many natural elements as possible, such as native wetlands, submerged aquatic plants, native grasses, shrubs, or trees; (ii) utilizes techniques that incorporate ecological and coastal engineering principles in shoreline stabilization; and (iii) to the extent possible, maintains or restores existing natural slopes and connections between uplands and adjacent wetlands or surface waters