IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 716 
Designating the National Center of Excellence for research in coastal flooding 
and recurrent flooding, a partnership among Old Dominion University 
and William & Mary, including the Virginia Institute of Marine Science 
and the Virginia Coastal Policy Center at William & Mary Law School. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. WITTMAN (for himself and Mrs. LURIA) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology 
RESOLUTION 
Designating the National Center of Excellence for research 
in coastal flooding and recurrent flooding, a partnership 
among Old Dominion University and William & Mary, 
including the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and 
the Virginia Coastal Policy Center at William & Mary 
Law School. 
Whereas universities engaged in both fundamental and ap-
plied coastal flooding research are key resources for part-
nerships with Federal agencies; 
Whereas Old Dominion University and William & Mary, in-
cluding the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the 
Virginia Coastal Policy Center at William & Mary Law 
School; 
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Whereas other coastal regions in the United States are vul-
nerable to flooding and coastal hazards, and the applied 
research and partnership structure developed in the Vir-
ginia can be replicated throughout the Nation, increasing 
community resilience and national security; 
Whereas the universities convened State, local, regional, non-
profit, and private sector partners to develop relation-
ships and began the process of building new strategies to 
respond to increasing coastal threats; 
Whereas the universities have a proven record of accomplish-
ment and natural and social scientific expertise in coastal 
flooding and are located in a natural test bed at the 
mouth of the Chesapeake Bay; 
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 Vir-
ginia; 
Whereas maintaining the facility and personnel readiness at 
bases and Federal facilities in Virginia, including Norfolk 
Naval Station, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Naval Sur-
face Warfare Center Dahlgren, and Joint Expeditionary 
Base Langley Eustis, which are vulnerable to flooding 
and coastal hazards, is essential to our Nation’s national 
security; and 
Whereas the universities have a history of working with Fed-
eral agencies in coastal flooding and convening stake-
holders, and are legislatively designated jointly by the 
Commonwealth of Virginia as a provider of technical and 
scientific advice: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes— 
(1) the National Center of Excellence for re-
search in coastal flooding and recurrent flooding, a 
partnership among Old Dominion University and 
William & Mary, including the Virginia Institute of 
Marine Science and the Virginia Coastal Policy Cen-
ter at William & Mary Law School; and 
(2) Old Dominion University’s Institute for 
Coastal Adaptation and Resilience, William & Mary, 
the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and the 
Virginia Coastal Policy Center at William & Mary 
Law School, each as a National Center of Excellence 
for research in coastal flooding and recurrent flood-
ing. 
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