1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Flood Research and Education Center Act . 2. National Flood Research and Education Center establishment and purpose (a) Establishment There is established within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a National Flood Research and Education Center (in this Act referred to as NFREC ) which shall consist of— (1) an office within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (2) one public university or college selected by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (in this Act referred to as the Administrator ), which shall serve as the lead partner institution with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration