to the Regulations that has been or will be exported from the United States, including financing or other support activities related to a transaction whereby a denied person acquires or attempts to acquire such ownership, possession or control. (iii) Take any action to acquire from or to facilitate the acquisition or attempted acquisition from a denied person of any item subject to the Export Administration Regulations that has been exported from the United States. (iv) Obtain from a denied person in the United States any item subject to the Export Administration Regulations with knowledge or reason to know that the item will be, or is intended to be, exported from the United States. (v) Engage in any transaction to service any item subject to the Export Administration Regulations that has been or will be exported from the United States and which is owned, possessed or controlled by a denied person, or service any item, of whatever origin, that is owned, possessed or controlled by a denied person if such service involves the use of any item subject to the Export Administration Regulations that has been or will be exported from the United States. (2) Applicability Paragraph (1) shall apply on and after the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to a determination described in paragraph (1) that is made on or after such date of enactment. (b) Prohibition on modification of penalties Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no official of an executive agency may modify any penalty, including a penalty imposed pursuant to a denial order, implemented by the Government of the United States with respect to a covered telecommunications company or its agents or affiliates pursuant to a determination that the company has violated an export control or sanctions law of the United States until the date that is 30 days after the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the company— (1) has not, for a period of one year, conducted activities in violation of the laws of the United States