,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eajb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ad1         
#bjai,mr4 ,panetta 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,waltz1 ,mr4 ,r\da1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 
,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 &   
,mr4 ,ri*mond7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1
 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 & 9 addition to !
 ,committees on ,natural ,res\rces1 &   
,arm$ ,s]vices1 = 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 & biological sci5ce1 social    
sci5ce1 economic analysis1 policy       
analysis1 risk analysis1 monitor+1      
pr$ict+1 & plann+ = sea-level rise &    
associat$ coa/al flood+ & %orel9e       
erosion z ,national ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce 
9 ,coa/al ,resili5ce ,rese>* &          
,education1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort

 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,coa/al
 ,resili5ce ,rese>* & ,education ,act4  
#b4 ,national ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce 9     
,coa/al ,resili5ce ,rese>* & ,education 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !        
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration %all designate public     
in/itutions ( high] education z         
,national ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce 9 ,coa/al 
,resili5ce ,rese>* & ,education 79 ?is  
section ref]r$ to z ,national ,c5t]s (  
,excell5ce74 ,! ,adm9i/rator %all make !
 fir/ su* designation 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 climate *ange      
adaptation & mitigation4  7#b7 ,to      
id5tify su* ,national ,c5t]s (          
,excell5ce z s\rces ( exp]t advice &    
guidance = ,f$]al ag5cies engag$ 9      
rese>* & education relat$ to coa/al     
climate *ange resili5ce4  7#c7 ,to      

=malize & enhance exi/+ collaborations &
 p>tn]%ips betwe5 public in/itutions (  
high] education & ,f$]al ag5cies1 ) !   
goal ( ensur+ in=mation & recomm5dations
 are communicat$ effectively betwe5 su* 
entities4  7c7 ,crit]ia = designation ,!
 ,adm9i/rator %all designate z a        
,national ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce only a     
public in/itution ( high] education t-- 
7#a7 has demon/rat$ prov5 exp]tise 9 !  
physical1 eng9e]+1 & environm5tal       
sci5ces1 p>ticul>ly rese>* & education  
focus$ on ! impacts ( sea-level rise1   
coa/al flood+1 or %orel9e erosion2  7#b7
 has demon/rat$ a commitm5t to und]/&+ !
 socioeconomic impacts ( climate *ange2 
7#c7 is locat$ 9 a ,/ate t frequ5tly    
exp]i5ces coa/al flood+ or %orel9e      
erosion 9 connection ) sea-level rise1  
sev]e coa/al /orms1 or seawat] intrusion
 into gr\ndwat] supplies2  7#d7 has     
previ\sly p>tn]$ )1 or is receiv+ funds 
f1 ,f$]al ag5cies = rese>* on coa/al    
flood+ or %orel9e erosion issues2  7#e7 
has collaborat$ ) ,/ate ag5cies or ,/ate

 legislators z te*nical & sci5tific     
advisory entities ) respect to coa/al   
flood+ or %orel9e erosion2  7#f7 c      
demon/rate in/itutional collaboration 9 
coa/al flood+ or %orel9e erosion rese>* 
& education ) o!r public in/itutions (  
high] education1 includ+ m9ority-s]v+   
in/itutions1 )9 ! same ,/ate2 &  7#g7 c 
demon/rate a hi/ory ( conv5+ local1     
,/ate1 or ,f$]al entities to develop    
plans = coa/al flood+ or %orel9e        
erosion4  #c4 ,in=mation collection &   
dissem9ation2 reviews & additional      
designs  7a7 ,annual report ,!          
,adm9i/rator %all annually submit to    
,congress & ! ,presid5t a report        
describ+ ! activities1 p>tn]%ip &       
collaborations1 ,f$]al policy           
recomm5dations1 previ\s & cont9u+       
budgets1 & f9d+s (1 & any o!r applicable
 in=mation f1 ! ,national ,c5t]s (      
,excell5ce1 & make su* reports available
 to ! public 9 an easily accessible =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
 reg>d+ sea-level rise1 coa/al flood+1  
%orel9e erosion1 & relat$ issues are    
communicat$ to relevant ,f$]al ag5cies4 
7c7 ,review ( ,national ,c5t]s (        
,excell5ce & pot5tial designees ,!      
,adm9i/rator %all p]iodically review ea*
 ,national ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce & pot5tial
 new designees z su* ,c5t]s1 to--  7#a7 
ensure t ea* ,national ,c5t] (          
,excell5ce cont9ues to meet ! crit]ia = 
designation "u ?is ,act2 &  7#b7        
designate additional ,national ,c5t]s ( 
,excell5ce 9 accordance ) ?is ,act4  7d7
 ,revocation ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es "u
 subsection 7c7 t a ,national ,c5t] =   
,excell5ce does n meet ! crit]ia = su*  
designation1 ! ,secret>y %all revoke su*
 designation by su* process z !         
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  #d4    
,additional au?orities  ,9 c>ry+ out ?is
 ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator may use-- 7#a7 !  

,national ,oceanographic ,p>tn]%ip      
,program e/abli%$ by section #hica (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z a v5ue
 = collaboration & coord9ation to       
lev]age p>tn]%ips betwe5 public         
in/itutions ( high] education & ,f$]al  
ag5cies2  7#b7 ! ,coa/l9es & ,p         
initiative "u ! ,national ,sci5ce       
,f\ndation z a tool to use ongo+        
int]discipl9>y rese>*2 &  7#c7 !        
,national ,sea ,grant ,college ,program 
z a res\rce to help fo/] collaboration  
betwe5 public in/itutions ( high]       
education & ,f$]al ag5cies4  #e4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja74  7#b7 ,m9ority-s]v+ in/itution  
,! t]m m9ority-s]v+ in/itution means an 
in/itution ( high] education eligible to
 receive funds "u section #cga7;a7 ( !  
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
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