; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 7. Miscellaneous provisions (a) Rules of construction (1) Intelligence activities Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to the authorized intelligence activities of the United States. (2) Assistance to Palestinians Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the President from providing assistance that benefits Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza if such assistance is consistent with authorities and requirements under other provisions of law, including section 1004(a) of the Taylor Force Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2378c–1(a) ) and sections 620K and 620L of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378b and 2378c). (b) Regulatory authority The President shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, prescribe regulations as are necessary for the implementation of this Act. (c) Exceptions (1) Exception relating to importation of goods (A) In general The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this Act shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. (B) Good defined In this paragraph, the term good means any article, natural or man-made substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data. (2) Exception for approved humanitarian assistance No foreign person, agency or instrumentality of a foreign state, or government of a foreign country may be subject to sanctions under section (4)(c) or 5(b) with respect to the provision of humanitarian assistance to the West Bank and Gaza that was approved by the Secretary of State with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Treasury. (d) Termination This Act shall terminate on the earlier of— (1) 30 days after the date on which the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic