,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #i1 #bjag,mr4 
,cartwright 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cohen1  
,mr4 ,curbelo of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1
 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 and ,mr4 ,soto7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 direct the ,national ,institute of     
,standards and ,technology to convene an
 effort to make available to            
standard-developing organizations a     
consistent1 authoritative set of climate
 information1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,national ,institute of         
,standards and ,technology ,surviving   
,unprecedented ,climate ,change ,effects
 with ,standard ,setting 7,,nist        
,,success7 ,act of #bjag4  #b4          
,identification of information  7a7 ,in 
general ,the ,national ,institute of    
,standards and ,technology shall        
identify a consistent1 authoritative set

 of climate information1 emphasizing    
forward-looking climate information and 
projections1 to assist ,federal and     
non-,federal organizations that develop 
standards1 building codes1 and voluntary
 certifications to appropriately        
anticipate extreme weather and other    
climate change challenges4  7b7         
,convening agencies ,in order to        
identify information as required under  
subsection 7a71 the ,national ,institute
 of ,standards and ,technology1 in      
coordination with the ,united ,states   
,global ,change ,research ,program and  
the ,mitigation ,framework ,leadership  
,group1 shall convene relevant ,federal 
agencies4  7c7 ,definitions ,for        
purposes of this section-- 7#a7 the term
 extreme weather includes observed or   
anticipated severe and unseasonable     
atmospheric conditions1 including       
drought1 wildfire1 heavy precipitation1 
hurricanes1 tornadoes and other         
windstorms 7including derechos71 extreme
 heat1 extreme cold1 sustained          

temperatures or precipitation that      
deviate from historical averages1 and   
any other weather event that the        
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology1 in coordination with the   
,united ,states ,global ,change         
,research ,program and the ,mitigation  
,framework ,leadership ,group1          
determines qualifies as extreme weather2
 and  7#b7 the term other climate change
 challenges means wildfires1 king tides1
 rising sea levels1 and any other       
climate change-related challenges that  
the ,national ,institute of ,standards  
and ,technology1 in coordination with   
the ,united ,states ,global ,change     
,research ,program and the ,mitigation  
,framework ,leadership ,group1          
determines qualify as climate change    
challenges other than extreme weather4  
#c4 ,dissemination of information ,the  
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology1 with appropriate assistance
 from relevant ,federal agencies1       
shall--  7#a7 identify ,federal and     

non-,federal efforts to set standards1  
building codes1 and voluntary           
certifications relating to energy1      
government facilities1 transportation   
systems1 water and wastewater systems1  
and other infrastructure and systems    
that may depend on accurate climate     
information and projections2 and  7#b7  
take appropriate steps to make          
information identified under section #b 
available to the entities setting such  
standards1 codes1 and certifications4   
#d4 ,coordination of ,federal           
standard-setting efforts ,the ,national 
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 shall coordinate ,federal agencies'    
efforts-- 7#a7 to set standards1        
building codes1 and voluntary           
certifications relating to energy1      
government facilities1 transportation   
systems1 water and wastewater systems1  
and other infrastructure and systems    
that may depend on accurate climate     
information and projections2 or  7#b7 to
 contribute to the setting of such      

standards1 codes1 and certifications by 
others4