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Section 476. Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Within one year after enactment, a national strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources in the face of climate change shall be developed. This plan will be developed by the Panel established in Section 6 and be based upon the best available science, be developed in close coordination with States, Tribes and other relevant federal agencies and with the input of other stakeholders, including local governments, conservation organizations, and scientists. This strategy will be revised every 5 years to incorporate new information. This section outlines the contents of the national strategy, including a vulnerability assessment, protocols for integrating climate change adaptation strategies into conservation and management practices, among other items. Section 475. Federal Natural Resource Agency Adaptation Plans Calls for Federal agencies represented on the Panel, created under Section 6, to develop agency- specific adaptation plans within a year after completion of the national strategy. These plans are subject to public review and approved by the President. Lays out specific requirements for these plans, including programs to assess impacts, identification and prioritization of strategies and conservation actions to increase resilience, steps to integrate strategies into current plans and programs, methods for assessing strategies' effectiveness, and specific direction to natural resource managers. Plans will be submitted to Congress and reviewed and updated every 5 years. Section 479. State Natural Resources Adaptation Plans Establishes a process and requirements for the development of state natural resources adaptation plans. Plans will be developed within a year after completion of the national strategy and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, and, in the case of coastal states (as defined by the Coastal Zone Management Act) the Secretary of Commerce. Lays out the contents of the state plans, which shall be incorporated in state wildlife action plans, and updated every 5 years. Section 450. Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Fund Establishes the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Account (Table X for funds allocation). Section 482. Additional Provisions Regardz'ng Indian Tribes Clarifies that nothing in this act alters or gives priority over Federal trust responsibility to the Tribes. Exempts from FOIA any information related to sacred sites or cultural activities identified as confidential by Tribes. 204 Appendix E