; FEMA The terms Agency and FEMA mean the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (3) Climate change The term climate change means the long-term shifts in global and regional climate patterns, and associated phenomena, that are occurring primarily as a result of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. (4) Extreme weather events The term extreme weather events means historically rare or severe natural disasters such as heat waves, droughts, floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes. (5) Frontline community The term frontline community means a low-income community, community of color, or Tribal community that is disproportionately impacted or burdened by climate change and associated phenomena. (6) Sea-level rise The term sea-level rise means the local, regional, and global long-term trends in rising average sea levels that are occurring as a direct result of climate change and additional local factors such as land subsidence. 4. Statements of intent and policy Section 101 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (6), by adding a semicolon at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (7) integrating, to the greatest extent practicable, climate change adaptation planning and actions into the programs, policies, and operations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and (8) assisting State, local, volunteer, and private partners in preparing for and mitigating the risks posed by climate change as listed in subsection (c)(2), as well as any other climate change risks. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Climate change It is the policy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to recognize that— (1) climate change is— (A) an irrefutable, multidimensional, and significant near and long-term threat to United States— (i) homeland security; (ii) national security; and (iii) national disaster risk