1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendments Sec. 101. Definitions. Sec. 102. Coastal hazard pilot project. Sec. 103. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. Sec. 104. Nonapplicability of prohibitions to otherwise protected areas and structures in new additions to the System. Sec. 105. Require disclosure to prospective buyers that property is in the Coastal Barrier Resources System. Sec. 106. Guidance for emergencies adjacent to the System. Sec. 107. Exceptions to limitations on expenditures. Sec. 108. Improve Federal agency compliance with Coastal Barrier Resources Act. Sec. 109. 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— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking For purposes of and inserting the following: (a) In general For purposes of ; (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)— (A) by indenting the margins of each of paragraphs (1) through (7), and each of the subparagraphs and clauses within those paragraphs, appropriately; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking means and inserting includes ; (ii) in subparagraph (A)— (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting bluff, after barrier spit, ; and (II) in clause (ii), by inserting and related lands after aquatic habitats ; (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , including areas that are and will be vulnerable to coastal hazards, such as flooding, storm surge, wind, erosion, and sea level rise after nearshore waters