Sec. 7. Definitions. As used in this order:

(a) "Prepare" and "preparedness" have the same meaning they have in PPD-8.
They refer to the actions taken to plan, organize, equip, train, and exercise to
build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate
the effects of, respond to, and recover from those threats that pose the greatest
risk to the security of the Nation. This includes the prediction and notification of
space weather events.

(b) "Space weather" means variations in the space environment between the Sun
and Earth (and throughout the solar system) that can affect technologies in
space and on Earth. The primary types of space weather events are solar flares,
solar energetic particles, and geomagnetic disturbances.

(c) "Solar flare" means a brief eruption of intense energy on or near the Sun's
surface that is typically associated with sunspots.

(d) "Solar energetic particles" means ions and electrons ejected from the Sun
that are typically associated with solar eruptions.

(e) "Geomagnetic disturbance" means a temporary disturbance of Earth's
magnetic field resulting from solar activity.

(f) "Critical infrastructure" has the meaning provided in section 1016(e) of the
USA Patriot Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)), namely systems and assets,
whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or
destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on
security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any
combination of those matters.

(g) "Sector-Specific Agency" means the agencies designated under PPD-21 of
February 12, 2013 (Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience), or any
successor directive, to be responsible for providing institutional knowledge and
specialized expertise as well as leading, facilitating, or supporting the security
and resilience programs and associated activities of its designated critical
infrastructure sector in the all-hazards environment. Sec. 8. General Provisions.

(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) the
functions of the Director of OMB relating to budgetary, administrative, or