; 45(a)(2); 46), any jurisdictional limitation of the Commission with respect to nonprofit organizations or common carriers subject to the Communications Act of 1934, or Acts amending or supplementing that Act, shall not apply for purposes of this Act. (b) Preservation of commission authority Nothing in this Act may be construed in any way to limit or affect the Commission’s authority under any other provision of law. (c) Consultation and cooperation with Secretary of Education The Commission shall consult and cooperate with the Secretary of Education in enforcing this Act in matters involving educational agencies, institutions, or programs. (d) Relationship to State law (1) In general This Act does not annul, alter, or affect, or exempt any person subject to the provisions of this Act from complying with, the laws of any State with respect to the treatment of covered information by operators of school services, except to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with any provision of this Act, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency. For purposes of this paragraph, a law of a State is not inconsistent with this Act if the protection such law affords any user of a school service is greater than the protection provided by this Act. (2) Rule of construction Any reference in this Act to State law shall be considered also to refer to the law of a political subdivision of a State. 6. Effective date This Act shall take effect on the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.