; and (2) ensure that those organizational units follow the regulations. (e) Savings provisions (1) Real property authorities Nothing in this section provides any executive agency or organizational unit with any new leasing or other real property authorities not in existence before the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Effect on other laws (A) In general Nothing in this section, including any action taken pursuant to this section, affects a decision or determination made by any executive agency before the date of enactment of this Act to sell, dispose of, declare excess or surplus, lease, reuse, or redevelop any Federal real property pursuant to title 40, United States Code, the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 ( 40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114–287 ), or any other law governing real property activities of the Federal Government. (B) Agreements No agreement entered into pursuant to this section obligates the Federal Government to hold, control, or otherwise retain or use real property that may otherwise be deemed as excess, surplus, or that could otherwise be sold, leased, or redeveloped. 4. Online tracking of application progress (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that communications projects (as defined in section 41001 of the FAST Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4370m )) should be, under title XLI of the FAST Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4370m et seq. ), considered a high priority as having an increased regional or national economic significance. (b) Communications projects as covered projects Section 41001 of the FAST Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4370m ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (18) as paragraphs (5) through (19), respectively