; and (B) the European Union. (2) Efforts by a foreign country or international governmental organization, etc The term efforts by a foreign country or international governmental organization to collect information that have the effect of furthering or supporting a restrictive trade practice or boycott fostered or imposed by a foreign country or international governmental organization includes efforts by the United Nations Human Rights Council to collect information for the establishment of a database of entities that operate, or have business relations with entities that operate, beyond Israel’s 1949 Armistice lines, including East Jerusalem. . (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to actions described in section 1773(a) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 ( 50 U.S.C. 4842(a) ) taken or knowingly agreed to be taken on or after such date of enactment. 4. Rules of construction (a) Nothing diminishing first amendment Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the first amendment to the Constitution. (b) Noncommercial speech or other expressive activity Consistent with current enforcement practices of the Department of Commerce, nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be construed to permit a person’s noncommercial speech or other noncommercial expressive activity to be used— (1) as evidence to prove a violation of section 1773(a) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 ( 50 U.S.C. 4842(a) ), as amended by section 3(b), including as evidence to prove intent to violate such section 1773(a); or (2) as support for initiating an investigation into whether such a violation has occurred.