; or (ii) another court of competent jurisdiction. (B) Service of process In an action brought under paragraph (1), process may be served in any district in which the defendant— (i) is an inhabitant; or (ii) may be found. (7) Actions by other State officials (A) In general In addition to civil actions brought by attorneys general under paragraph (1), any other officer of a State who is authorized by the State to do so may bring a civil action under paragraph (1), subject to the same requirements and limitations that apply under this subsection to civil actions brought by attorneys general. (B) Savings provision Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit an authorized official of a State from initiating or continuing any proceeding in a court of the State for a violation of any civil or criminal law of the State. (d) Definitions As used in this Act— (1) the term place of short-term lodging means a hotel, motel, inn, or other place of lodging that advertises at a rate that is a nightly, hourly, or weekly rate; and (2) the term State includes any territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (e) Effective date Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.