1. Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program Section 307A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1456–1 ) is amended— (1) by striking the heading and inserting Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program ; (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) In general The Secretary may conduct a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program, in cooperation with State, regional, and other units of government, the National Estuarine Research Reserves, and non-governmental organizations for the purposes of— (1) protecting important coastal and estuarine areas that— (A) have significant conservation, recreational, coastal access, ecological, historical, community protection, or aesthetic value; (B) are threatened by conversion from their natural, undeveloped, or recreational state to other uses; or (C) could be managed or restored to effectively conserve, enhance, or restore ecological function or mitigate climate change; and (2) restoring developed property in vulnerable coastal and estuarine areas to a natural state to restore ecological function, allow for shoreline migration, and protect coastal communities. ; (3) in subsection (b), by striking or National Estuarine Research Reserve units and inserting , National Estuarine Research Reserves, or non-governmental organizations that meet the requirements of subsection (k) ; (4) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking or National Estuarine Research Reserves and inserting , National Estuarine Research Reserves, or non-governmental organizations ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking shall identify and inserting may identify ; (C) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: (7) (A) Priority shall be given to lands that— (i) can be effectively managed and protected and are described in subsection (a)(1)(A); (ii) to the maximum extent practicable, benefit communities that may not have adequate resources to prepare for or respond to coastal hazards or to access coastline, including low-income communities