; (ii) upon so intervening, to be heard on all matters arising therein; and (iii) to file petitions for appeal. (D) Limitation on State action while Federal action is pending If the Commission has instituted a civil action for violation of this section or a regulation promulgated thereunder, no State attorney general, or official or agency of a State, may bring a separate action under subparagraph (A) during the pendency of that action against any defendant named in the complaint of the Commission for any violation of this section or a regulation promulgated thereunder that is alleged in the complaint. A State attorney general, or official or agency of a State, may join a civil action for a violation of this section or a regulation promulgated thereunder filed by the Commission. (E) Rule of construction For purposes of bringing a civil action under subparagraph (A), nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the chief law enforcement officer or official or agency of a State, from exercising the powers conferred on such chief law enforcement officer or official or agency of a State, by the laws of the State to conduct investigations, administer oaths or affirmations, or compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documentary and other evidence. (i) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered entity (A) In general The term covered entity means— (i) a provider of short-term lodging or an entity that advertises rates or the purchase of short-term lodging; (ii) a provider of a ticketing service that sells tickets for an event or retains the authority to otherwise distribute tickets for such event, whether as a primary seller of tickets or in the secondary marketplace for ticket sales