; and (C) to file petitions for appeal. (3) Limitation on state action while federal action is pending If the Commission has instituted a civil action for violation of this Act, no State attorney general, or official or agency of a State, may bring an action under this subsection during the pendency of that action against any defendant named in the complaint of the Commission for any violation of this Act alleged in the complaint. (4) Relationship with state-law claims If the attorney general of a State has authority to bring an action under State law directed at acts or practices that also violate this Act, the attorney general may assert the State-law claim and a claim under this Act in the same civil action. 5. Relationship to other laws (a) Effect of other laws Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 230 ) shall not apply to any violation of this Act. (b) Effect on State laws Nothing in this Act or any regulation promulgated under this Act shall preempt or otherwise affect any State or local law. (c) Severability If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act and the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected by the invalidation. 6. FTC enforcement authority (a) In general Section 230(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 230(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) No effect on FTC enforcement Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair the enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission of any provision of law enforced by the Federal Trade Commission. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to any action or proceeding that is commenced on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 7. Definitions As used in this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. (2) Consumer product The term consumer