Act Except where promulgation of regulations is specified in this Act, chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Administrative Procedures Act ), and any other law relating to rulemaking, information collection, or publication in the Federal Register, shall not apply to any action to implement this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, to the extent the Secretary, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General determines that compliance with any such law would impede the expeditious implementation of this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 703. Exemption from the Paperwork Reduction Act Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to any action to implement this Act or the amendments made by this Act to the extent the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General determines that compliance with such law would impede the expeditious implementation of this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 704. Ability to fill and retain DHS positions in U.S. territories Section 530C of Title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by inserting or Department of Homeland Security after Department of Justice and inserting or Secretary of Homeland Security after Attorney