; (2) to request assistance from the Secretary or Assistant Secretary; or (3) to implement any measure or recommendation suggested by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary in response to a request by the private entity. (i) Protection of voluntarily shared critical supply chain information (1) Protection (A) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, critical supply chain information (including the identity of the submitting person or entity) that is voluntarily submitted under this section to the Department of Commerce for use by the Department for purposes of this section, when accompanied by an express statement specified in subparagraph (B)— (i) shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act ); (ii) is not subject to any agency rules or judicial doctrine regarding ex parte communications with a decision making official; (iii) may not, without the written consent of the person or entity submitting such information, be used directly by the Department of Commerce, any other Federal, State, or local authority, or any third party, in any civil action arising under Federal or State law if such information is submitted in good faith; (iv) may not, without the written consent of the person or entity submitting such information, be used or disclosed by any officer or employee of the United States for purposes other than the purposes of this section, except— (I) in furtherance of an investigation or the prosecution of a criminal act; or (II) when disclosure of the information would be— (aa) to either House of Congress, or to the extent of matter within its jurisdiction, any committee or subcommittee thereof, any joint committee thereof, or any subcommittee of any such joint committee; or (bb) to the Comptroller General of the United States, or any authorized representative of the Comptroller General, in the course of the performance of the duties of the Government Accountability Office