diff --git a/dspace/config/entities/relationship-types.xml b/dspace/config/entities/relationship-types.xml
index bd91c505430..7f9a845d2cc 100644
--- a/dspace/config/entities/relationship-types.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/entities/relationship-types.xml
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
             <min>0</min>
         </rightCardinality>
     </type>
+
     <type>
         <leftType>JournalVolume</leftType>
         <rightType>JournalIssue</rightType>
diff --git a/dspace/config/registries/local-types.xml b/dspace/config/registries/local-types.xml
index e68ca78b7a9..0da75d52715 100644
--- a/dspace/config/registries/local-types.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/registries/local-types.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   - An empty registry for instance-specific, local metadata. Any non-standard
   - metadata fields should be added here to avoid polluting the standard
   - namespaces.
-  - 
+  -
   -->
 <dspace-dc-types>
 
@@ -31,5 +31,42 @@
     <scope_note>Description of example metadata field.</scope_note>
   </dc-type>
 -->
-
+<!-- TAMU Customization - Custom metadata fields for Project Data Access Contact (PDAC)-->
+<dc-type>
+    <schema>local</schema>
+    <element>pdac</element>
+    <qualifier>name</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>Name of the Project Data Access Contact</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+<dc-type>
+    <schema>local</schema>
+    <element>pdac</element>
+    <qualifier>uin</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>Texas A&M University Unique Identifiable Number of the Project Data Access Contact</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+<dc-type>
+    <schema>local</schema>
+    <element>pdac</element>
+    <qualifier>title</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>Positon title of the Project Data Access Contact.</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+  <dc-type>
+    <schema>local</schema>
+    <element>pdac</element>
+    <qualifier>affilliation</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>Affilliation of the Project Data Access Contact</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+  <dc-type>
+    <schema>local</schema>
+    <element>pdac</element>
+    <qualifier>telephone</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>Phone number of the Project Data Access Contact</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+  <dc-type>
+    <schema>local</schema>
+    <element>pdac</element>
+    <qualifier>email</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>Email of the Project Data Access Contact</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+  <!-- End TAMU Customization - Custom metadata fields for Project Data Access Contact (PDAC)-->
 </dspace-dc-types>