Additional rules of construction

(a) General rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed— (1) to expand the authority of the head of any Federal department or agency to enforce or implement a covered civil rights law; (2) to alter the standards pursuant to which the head of a Federal department or agency makes a determination that conduct constitutes a violation of a covered civil rights law; or (3) to diminish or infringe upon the rights protected under any other provision of law that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Constitutional protections Nothing in this Act may be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.