Relationship to other laws

(a) Antitrust laws Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to impair or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws, and the unlawful conduct set forth in this Act is in addition to and not instead of conduct prohibited by the antitrust laws. (b) State laws Nothing in this Act may be construed to preempt, annul, alter, or affect, or exempt any person subject to the provisions of this Act from complying with the laws of any State, except to the extent that those laws are inconsistent with any provision of this Act, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency. For purposes of this section, a State law is not inconsistent with this Act if the protection such law affords any person greater than the protection provided by this Act.