(including the provisions of any rule made to implement any of the foregoing statutes) . 11. Construction (a) Relief Nothing in this Act, including any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to limit the scope of, or the relief available under, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794 ), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. ), or any other provision of law. (b) Defendants Nothing in this Act, including any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to limit the scope of the class of persons who may be subjected to civil actions under the covered civil rights provisions. (c) Severability If any provision of this Act, or the application of such a provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the application of the remaining provisions of this Act to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. (d) Arbitration Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to prohibit the use of arbitration on a voluntary basis after a dispute arises. 12. Effective date (a) In General This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Application This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, apply to all actions or proceedings pending on or after the date of enactment of this Act, and, in the case of section 8 and the amendments made thereby, shall apply with respect to any dispute or claim that arises or accrues on or after such date.