would increase observations, understanding, and forecasting of coastal flooding and storm surge events, and address weather observation gaps in highly vulnerable areas.

would designate public colleges and universities that provide research, data, and recommendations on physical and biological science, social science, economic analysis, policy analysis, risk analysis, monitoring, predicting, and planning for sea-level rise and associated coastal flooding and shoreline erosion as National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Resilience Research and Education.

would express the sense of the House of Representatives that sea-level rise and flooding are of urgent concern impacting Florida that require proactive measures for community planning and the state's tourism-based economy to adapt.

would designate the National Center for Coastal Resilience, a partnership among Old Dominion University, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and the College of William & Mary, as a national center of excellence for research in coastal flooding and recurrent flooding.