the Attorney General and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall issue publicly available guidance to assist employers in better promoting diversity and inclusive workplaces consistent with such title VII. 9. Effective date This Act shall take effect immediately, except that the requirements of section 4 of this Act shall apply to contracts entered into 60 days after the date of this Act. 10. Prohibition on use of Federal funds to carry out certain Executive orders No Federal funds may be obligated or expended to carry out the following Executive orders (or any successor Executive orders): (1) Executive Order 13985 (relating to Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government). (2) Executive Order 14035 (relating to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce). (3) Executive Order 14091 (relating to Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government). 11. General provisions (a) Application This Act does not prevent agencies, the United States Uniformed Services, or contractors from promoting racial, cultural, or ethnic diversity or inclusiveness, provided such efforts are consistent with the requirements of this Act. (b) Object discussion permitted Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit discussing, as part of a larger course of academic instruction, divisive concepts in an objective manner and without endorsement. (c) Expressive association This Act shall be construed and applied consistent with First Amendment protections of the right of expressive association. (d) Severability If any provision of this Act, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this Act and the application of its provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.