,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ai1      
#bjai,mr4 ,wittman 7for himself and     
,mrs4 ,luria7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,,resolution  ,designating 
the ,national ,center of ,excellence for
 research in coastal flooding and       
recurrent flooding1 a partnership among 
,old ,dominion ,university and ,william 
,mary1 including the ,virginia          
,institute of ,marine ,science and the  
,virginia ,coastal ,policy ,center at   
,william  ,mary ,law ,school4  ,whereas 
universities engaged in both fundamental
 and applied coastal flooding research  
are key resources for partnerships with 
,federal agencies2 ,whereas ,old        
,dominion ,university and ,william      
,mary1 including the ,virginia          
,institute of ,marine ,science and the  
,virginia ,coastal ,policy ,center at   
,william  ,mary ,law ,school2 ,whereas  

other coastal regions in the ,united    
,states are vulnerable to flooding and  
coastal hazards1 and the applied        
research and partnership structure      
developed in the ,virginia can be       
replicated throughout the ,nation1      
increasing community resilience and     
national security2 ,whereas the         
universities convened ,state1 local1    
regional1 nonprofit1 and private sector 
partners to develop relationships and   
began the process of building new       
strategies to respond to increasing     
coastal threats2 ,whereas the           
universities have a proven record of    
accomplishment and natural and social   
scientific expertise in coastal flooding
 and are located in a natural test bed  
at the mouth of the ,chesapeake ,bay2   
,whereas the designation made by this   
resolution will further the ability of  
these university partners to collaborate
 with relevant ,federal agencies on     
flood-related topics and share best     
practices with stakeholders in and      

outside ,virginia2 ,whereas maintaining 
the facility and personnel readiness at 
bases and ,federal facilities in        
,virginia1 including ,norfolk ,naval    
,station1 ,marine ,corps ,base          
,quantico1 ,naval ,surface ,warfare     
,center ,dahlgren1 and ,joint           
,expeditionary ,base ,langley ,eustis1  
which are vulnerable to flooding and    
coastal hazards1 is essential to our    
,nation's national security2 and        
,whereas the universities have a history
 of working with ,federal agencies in   
coastal flooding and convening          
stakeholders1 and are legislatively     
designated jointly by the ,commonwealth 
of ,virginia as a provider of technical 
and scientific advice3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives recognizes-- 7#a7 the  
,national ,center of ,excellence for    
research in coastal flooding and        
recurrent flooding1 a partnership among 
,old ,dominion ,university and ,william 
,mary1 including the ,virginia          

,institute of ,marine ,science and the  
,virginia ,coastal ,policy ,center at   
,william  ,mary ,law ,school2 and  7#b7 
,old ,dominion ,university's ,institute 
for ,coastal ,adaptation and            
,resilience1 ,william  ,mary1 the       
,virginia ,institute of ,marine         
,science1 and the ,virginia ,coastal    
,policy ,center at ,william  ,mary ,law 
,school1 each as a ,national ,center of 
,excellence for research in coastal     
flooding and recurrent flooding4