,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ac1         
#bjag,mr4 ,taylor 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,wittman1 & ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 = 
a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !  
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
designate public colleges & univ]sities 
t provide rese>*1 data1 & recomm5dations
 on physical sci5ce1 social sci5ce1     
economic analysis1 policy analysis1 risk
 analysis1 monitor+1 pr$ict+1 & plann+ =
 coa/al flood+ z ,national ,c5t]s (     
,excell5ce 9 ,coa/al ,flood ,rese>* &   
,education4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,national ,c5t]s (      
,excell5ce 9 ,coa/al ,flood ,rese>* &   
,education ,act4  #b4 ,national ,c5t]s (
 ,excell5ce 9 ,coa/al ,flood ,rese>* &  

,education  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic   
,adm9i/ration %all designate public     
colleges & univ]sities z ,national      
,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce 9 ,coa/al ,flood    
,rese>* & ,education 79 ?is section     
ref]r$ to z ,national ,c5t]s (          
,excell5ce74 ,! ,adm9i/rator %all make !
 fir/ su* designations by n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4  7b7 ,purposes ,! purposes ( su* 
designation are ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,to      
recognize ^? in/itutions ( high]        
education t h exhibit$ national lead]%ip
 9 rese>* & education 9 coa/al flood+4  
7#b7 ,to id5tify su* ,national ,c5t]s ( 
,excell5ce z s\rces = exp]t advice &    
guidance = ,f$]al ag5cies engag$ 9      
coa/al flood+ rese>* & education issues 
& projects4  7c7 ,crit]ia = designation 
,! ,adm9i/rator %all designate z        
,national ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce only ^?   
public univ]sities & colleges t--  7#a7 
h demon/rat$ prov5 exp]tise 9 physical &
 environm5tal sci5ce1 flood+1 &         

socioeconomic impacts ( flood+ rese>*2  
7#b7 are locat$ 9 a ,/ate t frequ5tly   
exp]i5ces coa/al flood+2  7#c7 h        
previ\sly p>tn]$ )1 or receiv$ funds f1 
,f$]al ag5cies = coa/al flood+ & wat]%$ 
issues1 includ+ ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s1 !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey1 !    
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy1 ! ,national ,sci5ce  
,f\ndation1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban
 ,developm5t1 & ! ,national ,a]onautics 
& ,space ,adm9i/ration2  7#d7 h be5     
designat$ by ,/ate legislation z        
te*nical & sci5tific advisory entities )
 respect to coa/al flood+ = ,/ate       
ag5cies & localities2  7#e7 c demon/rate
 =mal in/itutional collaborations 9     
coa/al flood+ rese>* & education ) o!r  
public univ]sities or colleges )9 ! same
 ,/ate2 &  7#f7 c demon/rate a hi/ory ( 
conv5+ local1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al entities1 
includ+ ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se comm&s1 to  
develop plans = coa/al flood+4  #c4     
,p>tn]%ips & collaboration ) ,f$]al1    

regional1 ,/ate1 & local gov]nm5ts &    
organizations ,z a condition (          
designation z a ,national ,c5t] (       
,excell5ce "u ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator  
%all require a public college or        
univ]sity to ent] into an agreem5t ) !  
,adm9i/rator "u :i* x agrees to--  7#a7 
collaborate on ,f$]al flood-relat$      
issues ) ,f$]al ag5cies su* z ! ,f$]al  
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 !           
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 !     
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,national ,sci5ce      
,f\ndation1 & ! ,dep>tm5t (             
,agriculture2  7#b7 collaborate & %>e   
be/ practices on regional1 ,/ate1 &     
locally specific flood+ & flood-relat$  
issues )--  7,a7 ,/ate1 c\nty1 & local  
gov]nm5ts2  7,b7 local c\ncils (        
gov]nm5ts or regional plann+            
organizations2  7,c7 ,/ate agriculture1 
natural res\rce1 environm5t1 economic   
developm5t1 & wat] ag5cies2  7,d7       
floodpla9 manag]s2  7,e7 ,/ate homel&   
security p]sonnel1 c\nty disa/] recov]y 

coord9ators1 em]g5cy managem5t p]sonnel1
 & fir/ respond]s2  7,f7 res\rce        
cons]vation & developm5t c\ncils2  7,g7 
wat]%$ organizations & bo>ds2  7,h7     
agriculture & commodity organizations & 
f>m]s2  7,i7 environm5tal organizations2
 &  7,j7 bus9ess & developm5t           
organizations2 &  7#c7 explore          
opportunities to collaborate1 :5        
appropriate1 on ,f$]al flood-relat$     
issues ) o!r ,f$]al ag5cies su* z !     
,bureau ( ,reclamation1 ! ,t5nessee     
,valley ,au?ority1 ! ,bureau ( ,l&      
,managem5t1 ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 ! 
,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs1 ! ,public   
,heal? ,s]vice1 ! ,national ,sci5ce     
,f\ndation1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1 ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t1 & v>i\s     
national laboratories4  #d4 ,in=mation  
collection & dissem9ation2 reviews &    
additional designations  7a7 ,annual    
report ,! ,adm9i/rator %all annually    
submit to ,congress & ! ,presid5t a     
report describ+ ! activities1 p>tn]%ips 

& collaborations1 ,f$]al policy         
recomm5dations1 previ\s & cont9u+       
budgets1 & f9d+s (1 & any o!r applicable
 in=mation f1 ! ,national ,c5t]s (      
,excell5ce1 & make su* report available 
to ! public 9 an easily accessible      
electronic =mat on website ( ! ,national
 ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4  
7b7 ,review ( reports f ,national ,c5t]s
 ( ,excell5ce ,! ,adm9i/rator %all      
review reports f ,national ,c5t]s (     
,excell5ce to ensure t recomm5dations & 
guidance ( su* ,c5t]s 9 reg>d to flood+ 
& flood-relat$ issues are communicat$ to
 relevant ,f$]al ag5cies4  7c7 ,review (
 ,national ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce &        
pot5tial designees ,! ,adm9i/rator %all 
p]iodically review ! ,national ,c5t]s ( 
,excell5ce & pot5tial new designees z   
su* ,c5t]s1 to--  7#a7 ensure t !       
,national ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce cont9ue to
 meet ! crit]ia = designation "u ?is    
,act2 &  7#b7 designate additional      
,national ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce 9         
accordance ) ?is ,act4