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(i) The Secretaries of Defense, the Interior, Commerce, Transportation, Energy, and
Homeland Security, along with the Administrator of NASA and the Director of NSF,
shall work together, consistent with their ongoing activities, to develop models,
observation systems, technologies, and approaches that inform and enhance national
preparedness for the effects of space weather events, including how space weather
events may affect critical infrastructure and change the threat landscape with respect
to other hazards.

(j) The heads of all agencies that support National Essential Functions, defined by
Presidential Policy Directive 40 (PPD-40) of July 15, 2016 (National Continuity Policy),
shall ensure that space weather events are adequately addressed in their all-hazards
preparedness planning, including mitigation, response, and recovery, as directed by
PPD-8 of March 30, 2011 (National Preparedness).

(k) NSTC member agencies shall coordinate through the NSTC to establish roles and
responsibilities beyond those identified in section 4 of this order to enhance space
weather preparedness, consistent with each agency's legal authority.

Sec. 5. Implementation. (a) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of
Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop a plan
to test and evaluate available devices that mitigate the effects of geomagnetic
disturbances on the electrical power grid through the development of a pilot program
that deploys such devices, in situ, in the electrical power grid. After the development
of the plan, the Secretary shall implement the plan in collaboration with industry. In
taking action pursuant to this subsection, the Secretaries of Energy and Homeland
Security shall consult with the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.

(b) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the heads of the sector-specific
agencies that oversee the lifeline critical infrastructure functions as defined by
the National Infrastructure Protection Plan of 2013 -- including communications,
energy, transportation, and water and wastewater systems -- as well as the
Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste Sector, shall assess their executive and
statutory authority, and limits of that authority, to direct, suspend, or control
critical infrastructure operations, functions, and services before, during, and
after a space weather event. The heads of each sector-specific agency shall
provide a summary of these assessments to the Subcommittee.