National Institute of Standards and Technology Surviving Unprecedented Climate Change Effects with Standard Setting (NIST SUCCESS) Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 9, 2017)
National Institute of Standards and Technology Surviving Unprecedented Climate Change Effects with Standard Setting (NIST SUCCESS) Act of 2017
This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to: (1) identify consistent and authoritative climate information to assist organizations that develop standards, building codes, and voluntary certifications to appropriately anticipate extreme weather and other climate change challenges; (2) identify efforts to set standards, building codes, and voluntary certifications relating to infrastructure and systems that may depend on accurate climate information and projections; and (3) take steps to make the information available to the entities setting those standards, codes, and certifications.
NIST must also coordinate federal agencies efforts to set those standards, codes, and certifications.
What just happenedApr 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 9, 2017
- Apr 25, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Research and Technology Subcommittee - Mar 9, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Mar 9, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House