by inserting , 1605B, or 1605C after 1605A each place the term appears. (c) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Table of sections The table of sections for chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1605B the following: 1605C. Responsibility of foreign states for deliberate concealment or distorting information about international public health emergencies of international concern. . (2) Conforming amendment Section 1605(g)(1)(A) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking or section 1605B and inserting , section 1605B, or section 1605C . (d) Severability If any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions and amendments to any other person not similarly situated or to other circumstances, shall not be affected by the holding. (e) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall apply to a civil action— (1) pending on, or commenced on or after, the date of enactment of this Act