3.0.0 4640 2023-01-11T13:39:15Z 2023-01-11T13:39:15Z House HR 2017-12-13 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 203 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)][Pages H9900-H9901]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAYLOR:H.R. 4640.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States;To borrow money on the credit of the United States;To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among theseveral States, and with the Indian Tribes;[[Page H9901]]To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniformLaws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the UnitedStates;To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreignCoin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting theSecurities and current Coin of the United States;To establish Post Offices and Post Roads;To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, bysecuring for limited Times to Authors and Inventors theexclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;and Offenses against the Law of Nations;To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, andmake Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Moneyto that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;To provide and maintain a Navy;To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the landand naval Forces;To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute theLaws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repelInvasions;To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, theMilitia, and for governing such Part of them as may beemployed in the Service of the United States, reserving tothe States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, andthe Authority of training the Militia according to thediscipline prescribed by Congress;To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever,over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may,by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance ofCongress, become the Seat of the Government of the UnitedStates, and to exercise like Authority over all Placespurchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State inwhich the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts,Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;AndTo make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy18 Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2018-05-22T19:18:43Z Referred to 2017-12-13T15:00:35Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2017-12-14T14:47:48Z hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2017-12-14T14:47:35Z Referred to 2017-12-13T15:00:40Z 2018-05-22 hssy18 Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Committee 2017-12-14 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2017-12-14 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2017-12-13 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-12-13 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2017-12-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000477 Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2] Scott Taylor R VA 2 N W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2017-12-13 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2017-12-13 True Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 00 2017-12-13 Introduced in House 2019-08-29T20:23:09Z National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Flood Research and Education Act

This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to designate public colleges and universities as National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Flood Research and Education.

The purposes of such designations are to: (1) recognize those institutions of higher education that have exhibited national leadership in research and education in coastal flooding, and (2) identify such centers as sources for expert advice and guidance for federal agencies engaged in coastal flooding research and education issues and projects.

NOAA shall require the designated public colleges or universities to enter into an agreement with NOAA to: (1) collaborate on federal flood-related issues with federal agencies; and (2) collaborate and share with specified entities best practices on regional, state, and locally specific flooding and flood-related issues.

]]> National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Flood Research and Education Act Display Title National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Flood Research and Education Act Short Titles as Introduced National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Flood Research and Education Act Official Title as Introduced To designate public colleges and universities that provide research, data, and recommendations on physical science, social science, economic analysis, policy analysis, risk analysis, monitoring, predicting, and planning for coastal flooding as National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Flood Research and Education. Introduced in House 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4640ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4640ih.xml 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.