,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ai1         
#bjai,mr4 ,wittman 7= himself & ,mrs4   
,luria7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1
 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,,resolution     
,designat+ ! ,national ,c5t] (          
,excell5ce = rese>* 9 coa/al flood+ &   
recurr5t flood+1 a p>tn]%ip among ,old  
,dom9ion ,univ]sity & ,william  ,m>y1   
includ+ ! ,virg9ia ,in/itute ( ,m>9e    
,sci5ce & ! ,virg9ia ,coa/al ,policy    
,c5t] at ,william  ,m>y ,law ,s*ool4    
,:]eas univ]sities engag$ 9 bo?         
fundam5tal & appli$ coa/al flood+ rese>*
 are key res\rces = p>tn]%ips ) ,f$]al  
ag5cies2 ,:]eas ,old ,dom9ion ,univ]sity
 & ,william  ,m>y1 includ+ ! ,virg9ia   
,in/itute ( ,m>9e ,sci5ce & ! ,virg9ia  
,coa/al ,policy ,c5t] at ,william  ,m>y 
,law ,s*ool2 ,:]eas o!r coa/al regions 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are vuln]able to flood+
 & coa/al haz>ds1 & ! appli$ rese>* &   
p>tn]%ip /ructure develop$ 9 ! ,virg9ia 

c be replicat$ ?r\gh\t ! ,nation1       
increas+ community resili5ce & national 
security2 ,:]eas ! univ]sities conv5$   
,/ate1 local1 regional1 nonpr(it1 &     
private sector p>tn]s to develop        
relation%ips & began ! process ( build+ 
new /rategies to respond to increas+    
coa/al ?reats2 ,:]eas ! univ]sities h a 
prov5 record ( accompli%m5t & natural & 
social sci5tific exp]tise 9 coa/al      
flood+ & are locat$ 9 a natural te/ b$  
at ! m\? ( ! ,*esapeake ,bay2 ,:]eas !  
designation made by ?is resolution w    
fur!r ! ability ( ^! univ]sity p>tn]s to
 collaborate ) relevant ,f$]al ag5cies  
on flood-relat$ topics & %>e be/        
practices ) /akehold]s 9 & outside      
,virg9ia2 ,:]eas ma9ta9+ ! facility &   
p]sonnel read9ess at bases & ,f$]al     
facilities 9 ,virg9ia1 includ+ ,norfolk 
,naval ,/ation1 ,m>9e ,corps ,base      
,quantico1 ,naval ,surface ,w>f>e ,c5t] 
,dahlgr51 & ,jo9t ,exp$ition>y ,base    
,langley ,eu/is1 :i* are vuln]able to   
flood+ & coa/al haz>ds1 is ess5tial to  

our ,nation's national security2 &      
,:]eas ! univ]sities h a hi/ory ( work+ 
) ,f$]al ag5cies 9 coa/al flood+ &      
conv5+ /akehold]s1 & are legislatively  
designat$ jo9tly by ! ,commonweal? (    
,virg9ia z a provid] ( te*nical &       
sci5tific advice3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives recognizes--   
7#a7 ! ,national ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce =   
rese>* 9 coa/al flood+ & recurr5t       
flood+1 a p>tn]%ip among ,old ,dom9ion  
,univ]sity & ,william  ,m>y1 includ+ !  
,virg9ia ,in/itute ( ,m>9e ,sci5ce & !  
,virg9ia ,coa/al ,policy ,c5t] at       
,william  ,m>y ,law ,s*ool2 &  7#b7 ,old
 ,dom9ion ,univ]sity's ,in/itute =      
,coa/al ,adaptation & ,resili5ce1       
,william  ,m>y1 ! ,virg9ia ,in/itute (  
,m>9e ,sci5ce1 & ! ,virg9ia ,coa/al     
,policy ,c5t] at ,william  ,m>y ,law    
,s*ool1 ea* z a ,national ,c5t] (       
,excell5ce = rese>* 9 coa/al flood+ &   
recurr5t flood+4