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104 STAT. 2936 PUBLIC LAW 101-591—NOV. 16, 1990 shall not apply to expenditures or assistance provided for services or facilities and related infrastructure located outside the boundaries of unit T-11 of the System (as depicted on the maps referred to in section 4(a)) which relate to an activity within that unit. "(2) PROHIBITION OF FLOOD INSURANCE COVERAGE.— No new flood insurance coverage may be provided under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) for any new construction or substantial improvements relating to services or facilities and related infrastructure located outside the boundaries of unit T-11 of the System that facilitate an activity within that unit that is not consistent with the purposes of this Act. "(3) PROHIBITION OF HUD ASSISTANCE. — "(A) IN GENERAL. —No financial assistance for acquisition, construction, or improvement purposes may be provided under any program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for any services or facilities and related infrastructure located outside the boundaries of unit T-11 of the System that facilitate an activity within that unit that is not consistent with the purposes of this Act. "(B) DEFINITION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. — For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'financial assistance' includes any contract, loan, grant, cooperative agreement, or other form of assistance, including the insurance or guarantee of a loan, mortgage, or pool of mortgages.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d) of section 204 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (16 U.S.C. 3505 note) is repealed. (c) APPLICATION OF EXISTING LOUISIANA EXCEPTION.— Section 5(a)(3) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3504(a)(3)) is amended by inserting "and LA07" after "SOI through SOS". 16 USC 3503 SEC. 6. PACIFIC COASTAL BARRIER PROTECTION STUDY AND MAPS. "****• IN GENERAL.— (1) STUDY.—Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a study which examines the need for protecting undeveloped coastal barriers along the Pacific coast of the United States south of 49 degrees north latitude through inclusion in the System. Such study shall examine— (A) the potential for loss of human life and damage to fish, wildlife, other natural resources, and the potenti^ for the wasteful expenditure of Federal revenues given the geologic differences of the coastal barriers along the Pacific coast as opposed to those found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts; and (B) the differences in extreme weather conditions which exist along the Pacific coast as opposed to those found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. (2) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF MAPS. — (A) AS soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare maps identifying