; or (ii) to restrict the authority of any government entity, including an attorney general of a State, from bringing a legal claim on behalf of the citizens of the State. . 212. Invalidation of pre-dispute arbitration and class-action waiver clauses in certain contracts relating to passenger air transportation (a) Arbitration Notwithstanding any other provision of law, arbitration may be used to settle a controversy arising from or relating to a provision of a contract described in subsection (c) only if, after the controversy arises, all parties to the controversy consent in writing to use arbitration to settle the controversy. (b) Class actions Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an agreement waiving the right of a person to bring, or otherwise prohibiting a person from bringing, a claim regarding a dispute relating to a provision of a contract described in subsection (c) as a class action that had not arisen before the date on which the agreement is executed shall not be enforceable and shall have no force or effect. (c) Contracts described A contract described in this subsection is a contract— (1) for the purchase of a ticket for passenger air transportation; (2) setting forth the terms of a reward program of an air carrier; or (3) setting forth the terms under which an air carrier will provide a credit product. (d) Applicability Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to contracts entered into or renewed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Credit product (A) In general The term credit product means a plan offered by, or in partnership with, an air carrier— (i) under which the creditor reasonably contemplates repeated transactions; (ii) that prescribes the terms of such transactions