1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Institute of Standards and Technology Surviving Unprecedented Climate Change Effects with Standard Setting (NIST SUCCESS) Act of 2017 . 2. Identification of information (a) In general The National Institute of Standards and Technology shall identify a consistent, authoritative set of climate information, emphasizing forward-looking climate information and projections, to assist Federal and non-Federal organizations that develop standards, building codes, and voluntary certifications to appropriately anticipate extreme weather and other climate change challenges. (b) Convening agencies In order to identify information as required under subsection (a), the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in coordination with the United States Global Change Research Program and the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group, shall convene relevant Federal agencies. (c) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) the term extreme weather includes observed or anticipated severe and unseasonable atmospheric conditions, including drought, wildfire, heavy precipitation, hurricanes, tornadoes and other windstorms (including derechos), extreme heat, extreme cold, sustained temperatures or precipitation that deviate from historical averages, and any other weather event that the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in coordination with the United States Global Change Research Program and the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group, determines qualifies as extreme weather