; and (K) the head of any other relevant Federal agency, as appropriate. (g) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any private entity— (1) to share information with the Secretary or Assistant Secretary; (2) to request assistance from the Secretary or Assistant Secretary; or (3) that requests assistance from the Secretary or Assistant Secretary to implement any measure or recommendation suggested by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary. (h) Protections (1) In general (A) Protections Subsections (a)(1), (b), and (d) of section 2224 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 673 ) shall apply to the voluntary submission of critical supply chain information by a private entity under this section in the same manner as those provisions apply to critical infrastructure information voluntarily submitted to a covered agency for another informational purpose under that subsection if the voluntary submission is accompanied by an express statement described in paragraph (2) of this subsection. (B) References For the purpose of this subsection, with respect to section 2224 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 673 )— (i) the express statement described in subsection (a)(1) of that section shall be deemed to refer to the express statement described in paragraph (2) of this subsection; (ii) references in the subsections described in subparagraph (A) to this subtitle shall be deemed to refer to this section; (iii) the reference to protecting critical infrastructure or protected systems in subsection (a)(1)(E)(iii) of that section shall be deemed to refer to carrying out this section