; and (5) perform such other functions necessary to carry out the functions described in paragraphs (1) through (4) as the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Exemption Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act ), shall not apply to any rulemaking or information collection required under this section. (d) Prohibition (1) In general In carrying out this section, an officer or employee of the Department may not approve, sponsor, endorse, or take any other action that may be deemed or construed to be an approval, sponsorship, or endorsement of any product of a specific organization (including a nonprofit organization), such as a building material or technology, that provides a financial gain or other benefit to the organization. (2) Rule of construction Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to prevent an officer or employee of the Department from implementing— (A) recommendations, training, and other assistance developed under subsection (b), including by broadly identifying building materials and technologies that could uphold health, safety, and welfare on school property; or (B) the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 441 et seq.). . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2214 the following: Sec. 2215. School Safety Clearinghouse. .