; and (2) support critical infrastructure providers in managing the risks and impacts associated with space weather. (c) Prohibition on new regulatory authority Nothing in subsection (b) may be construed to grant the Secretary of Homeland Security any authority to promulgate regulations that was not in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Definition of sector-Specific agency In this section, the term sector-specific agency has the meaning given the term in Presidential Policy Directive–21 of February 12, 2013 (Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience), or any successor. 5. Protection of national security assets (a) In general The National Security Council, in consultation with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall— (1) assess the vulnerability of the national security community to space weather events, as described by the space weather benchmarks under section 3; and (2) develop national security mechanisms to protection national security assets from space weather threats. (b) Cooperation The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall provide information about space weather hazards to the National Security Council, Director of National Intelligence, and heads of Defense Agencies for purposes of this section. 6. Ensuring the safety of civil aviation (a) In general The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall— (1) assess the safety implications and vulnerability of the national airspace system by space weather events, as described by the space weather benchmarks under section 3; (2) assess methods to mitigate the safety implications and effects of space weather on aviation communication systems, aircraft navigation systems, satellite and ground-based navigation systems, and potential health effects of radiation exposure