1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Up Infrastructure and Limiting Disasters through Resilience Act of 2017 or the BUILD Resilience Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means— (A) a State; (B) a unit of general local government; (C) an Indian tribe; or (D) a regional entity comprised of entities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). (2) National Center The term National Center means the National Research Center for Resilience established under section 4. (3) Resilience The term resilience means the ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, and more successfully adapt to disasters, chronic stresses, and acute shocks, including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, recurrent flooding, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, fire, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought. (4) Resilience grant The term resilience grant means a grant awarded under section 3. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (6) State; unit of general local government