; and (2) issue a rule to update applicable regulations, as necessary, to ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that any data from a cockpit voice recorder— (A) is protected from unlawful or unauthorized disclosure to the public; (B) is used exclusively by a Federal agency or a foreign accident investigative agency for a criminal investigation, aircraft accident, or aircraft incident investigation; and (C) is not deliberately erased or tampered with following a National Transportation Safety Board reportable event under part 830 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for which civil and criminal penalties may be assessed in accordance with section 1155 of title 49, United States Code, and section 32 of title 18, United States Code. (d) Savings clause Nothing in this section shall be construed as rescoping, constraining, or otherwise mandating delays to FAA actions in the notice of proposed rulemaking titled 25–Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirements, New Aircraft Production , issued on December 4, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 84090). (e) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect— (1) the confidentiality of recording and transcripts under section 1114(c) of title 49, United States Code; (2) the ban on recording for civil penalty or certificate under section 121.359(h) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; or (3) the prohibition against use of data from flight operational quality assurance programs for enforcement purposes under section 13.401 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered aircraft The term covered aircraft means— (A) an aircraft operated by an air carrier under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations