; and (2) provide public notice and opportunity for comment for not less than 60 days after the date on which the draft guidelines are published. (d) Operation The joint guidelines issued under this section do not— (1) confer any rights upon any person, State, or locality; or (2) operate to bind the Commission, Department of Justice, or any person, State, or locality to the approach recommended in the guidelines. 5. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit— (1) any authority of the Department of Justice or the Commission under the antitrust laws, section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45 ), or any other provision of law; or (2) the application of any law. 6. Severability If any provision of this Act, or the application of such 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. 7. Effective date (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Exception Section 3(a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Authority The exception in subsection (b) shall not limit the authority of the Commission or Department of Justice to implement other sections of this Act.