Interaction with regulations

(a) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit, limit, or otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to implement or administer subpart D of part 791 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, as added by the final rule of the Bureau of Industry and Security entitled Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles (90 Fed. Reg. 5360). (b) Delayed implementation for software and hardware not covered by regulations In the case of covered software and connected vehicle hardware that is subject to a prohibition under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 4(a) and is not subject to subpart D of part 791 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement the prohibition under section 4(a) after January 1, 2030, and before January 1, 2032. (c) Treatment of prior exclusions (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), any exclusion or exception to a prohibition under subpart D of part 791 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall remain valid and shall apply to the prohibitions under section 4(a). (2) Rulemaking Beginning January 1, 2030, the Secretary shall conduct a rulemaking, pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to determine whether exclusions or exceptions described in paragraph (1) should be continued, modified, or terminated for the purposes of this Act.