(c) REPORTS.—Federal agencies shall update their 
implementation plans required by this section not less 
than annually. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADAPTATION.—The term ‘‘adaptation’’ re-
fers to the adjustment in natural or human systems 
in anticipation of or in response to a changing envi-
ronment in a way that effectively uses beneficial op-
portunities or reduces negative effects. 
(2) CLIMATE.—The term ‘‘climate’’ refers to 
the prevailing meteorological conditions over a pe-
riod of several decades, including the typical fre-
quency and duration of extreme storms, heat waves, 
precipitation, droughts, cloudiness, winds, ocean 
temperatures, and other events that a region is like-
ly to encounter. 
(3) CLIMATE
CHANGE.—The term ‘‘climate 
change’’ refers to detectable changes in one or more 
climate system components over multiple decades, 
including— 
(A) changes in the average temperature of 
the atmosphere or ocean; 
(B) changes in regional precipitation, 
winds, and cloudiness; and 
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(C) changes in the severity or duration of 
extreme weather, including droughts, floods, 
and storms. 
(4) CLIMATE MODELING.—The term ‘‘climate 
modeling’’ refers to the mathematical representation 
of the set of interdependent components of the cli-
mate system, including the atmosphere and ocean, 
cryosphere, ecology, land use, natural greenhouse 
gas emissions, and anthropogenic greenhouse emis-
sions. 
(5) FRAGILITY.—The term ‘‘fragility’’ refers to 
a condition that results from a dysfunctional rela-
tionship between state and society and the extent to 
which that relationship fails to produce policy out-
comes that are considered effective or legitimate. 
(6) GLOBAL
HEALTH
SECURITY.—The term 
‘‘global health security’’— 
(A) refers to activities required, both 
proactive and reactive, to minimize vulnerability 
to acute public health events that endanger the 
collective health of populations living across 
geographical regions and international bound-
aries; and 
(B) includes the efforts of the Global 
Health Security Agenda to establish capacity to 
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prevent, detect, and respond to disease threats, 
whether naturally occurring, deliberate, or acci-
dental. 
(7) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given to 
that term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(8) NATIONAL SECURITY.—The term ‘‘National 
security’’ refers to the protection of the Nation and 
its people and interests. 
(9) NEAR-, MID-, AND LONG-TERM.—The term 
‘‘near-, mid-, and long-term’’ means current to 10 
years, 10 to 30 years, and more than 30 years, re-
spectively. 
(10) RESILIENCE.—The term ‘‘resilience’’ re-
fers to the ability— 
(A) to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to 
changing conditions; and 
(B) to withstand, respond to, and recover 
rapidly from disruptions. 
(11) WORKING
GROUP.—The term ‘‘Working 
Group’’ means the Climate and National Security 
Working Group established pursuant to section 3(a). 
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