; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (35) Resilience Unless otherwise specified, the term resilience , with respect to a project, means a project with the ability to anticipate, prepare for, or adapt to conditions or mitigate against, withstand, respond to, or recover rapidly from disruptions, including the ability— (A) to resist hazards, mitigate against, reduce costs associated with or withstand impacts from weather events and natural disasters; or (B) to have the absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, and recoverability to decrease project vulnerability to weather events or other natural disasters. . 7009. University transportation centers Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2) by adding at the end the following: (D) to consider the ability to anticipate, prepare for, or adapt to conditions or withstand, increase resiliency to, reduce costs related to, respond to, or recover rapidly from disruptions resulting from extreme weather events and natural disasters. ; (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A) by striking research priorities identified in chapter 65. and inserting the following: following research priorities: (i) Improving the mobility of people and goods. (ii) Reducing congestion. (iii) Promoting safety. (iv) Improving the durability and extending the life of transportation infrastructure and the existing transportation system. (v) Improving the ability to anticipate, prepare for, or adapt to conditions or withstand, respond to, or recover rapidly from disruptions resulting from extreme weather events and natural disasters.