; and (5) may be shared by the Secretary with other Federal law enforcement agencies and law enforcement agencies of State and local governments. (g) Savings clause (1) Rights and responsibilities Nothing in this section shall be construed to abridge any right or responsibility of an individual subject to a security background check under subsection (b)(1) or an owner or operator of a covered chemical facility under any other Federal law, the law of a State or local government, or a collective bargaining agreement. (2) Existing rights Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating any new right or modifying any existing right of an individual to appeal a determination by the Secretary as a result of a check against a terrorist watch list. (h) Preemption Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt, alter, or affect a Federal law or the law of a State local or local government that requires criminal history background checks, checks on the authorization of an individual to work in the United States, or other background checks of individuals subject to security background checks under subsection (b)(1). (i) Department-Conducted security background check (1) In general The regulations under subsection (b)(1) shall set forth a process by which the Secretary, on an ongoing basis, shall determine whether alternate security background checks conducted by the Secretary are sufficient to meet the requirements under this section such that no additional security background check under this section is required for an individual for whom the qualifying alternate security background check was conducted. (2) Submission of information for verification The Secretary may require the owner or operator of a covered chemical facility to which an individual will have unescorted access to sensitive or restricted areas to submit identifying information about the individual and the alternate security background check conducted for the individual to the Secretary in order to enable the Secretary to verify the validity of