1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act or the BEACH Act . 2. Table of contents Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendments Sec. 101. Definitions. Sec. 102. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. Sec. 103. Require disclosure to prospective buyers that property is in System. Sec. 104. Exceptions to limitations on expenditures. Sec. 105. Improve Federal agency compliance with Coastal Barrier Resources Act. Sec. 106. Authorization of appropriations. Title II—Changes to John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Maps Sec. 201. Changes to John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System maps. I Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendments 101. Definitions Section 3 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3502 ) is amended to read as follows: 3. Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) Coastal barrier The term coastal barrier means— (A) a depositional geologic feature (such as a bay barrier, tombolo, barrier spit, bluff, or barrier island) that— (i) is subject to wave, tidal, and wind energies; and (ii) protects landward aquatic habitats from direct wave attack; and (B) all associated aquatic habitats including the adjacent wetlands, marshes, estuaries, inlets, and nearshore waters. (2) Committees The term Committees means the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate. (3) Financial assistance (A) In general The term financial assistance means any form of loan, grant, guaranty, insurance, payment, rebate, subsidy, or any other form of direct or indirect Federal assistance other than— (i) deposit or account insurance for customers of banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, or similar institutions; (ii) the purchase of mortgages or loans by the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation