; 1507c) are hereby repealed. 203. Savings provision (a) Existing requirements All rules and regulations, determinations, standards, policies, agreements, contracts, including collective bargaining agreements, certifications, authorizations, appointments, delegations of authority, results and findings of investigations, and other decisions or actions duly issued, made, or taken pursuant to or under the authority of any statute or executive order which resulted in the assignment of functions or activities to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, or to any officer, employee, or part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or to the Secretary of Commerce and delegated to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, or their designee, that are in effect immediately before the date of enactment of this Act shall continue in full force and effect after the effective date of this Act until modified or rescinded. (b) Suits, appeals, judgments In the case of any action or proceeding relating to the functions or activities described in subsection (a) pending on the date of enactment of this Act, the rights of the parties at issue in such proceeding shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be undisturbed by this Act. For purposes of any such action or proceeding, the provisions of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 and subsections (a) and (b) of section 407 of Public Law 99–659 as in effect on the day before such date of enactment shall apply. (c) Discussion of research Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the ability of an Administration employee to discuss scientific research performed by that employee in accordance with the Administration’s scientific integrity policies. (d) Existing authorities under law Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify any authority under law existing immediately before the date of enactment of this Act, except as explicitly provided herein, including by— (1) altering the