; and (ii) file petitions for appeal of a decision in such civil action. (D) Construction For purposes of bringing any civil action under subparagraph (A), nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the attorney general of a State from exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by the laws of such State to conduct investigations or to administer oaths or affirmations or to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documentary and other evidence. (E) Limitation on state action while federal action is pending If the Secretary has instituted a civil action or an administrative action for violation of subsection (a), a State attorney general, or official or agency of a State, may not bring an action under this paragraph during the pendency of that action against any defendant named in the complaint of the Secretary or another agency for any violation of this Act alleged in the complaint. (F) Rule of construction This paragraph may not be construed to prohibit an authorized State official from proceeding in State court to enforce a civil or criminal statute of such State. (e) Low-Income housing assistance (1) Deposit of funds Amounts collected in any penalty under subsection (d)(1) shall be deposited in the Housing Trust Fund established under section 1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4568 ). (2) Use of funds To the extent provided for in advance in appropriations Acts, the amounts deposited in the Fund shall be used to increase and preserve the supply of rental housing affordable to extremely low- and very low-income families, including homeless families, in accordance with such section 1338. (f) Effect on other laws (1) Other authority of federal housing administration Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary under any other provision of law. (2) State law Nothing in this section preempts any State law. 3. HUD investigation and report on housing prices (a) Investigation (1) In general The