Sec. 6. Applicability and preemption
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Except as provided under subsection (b), this Act shall supersede any inconsistent Federal or State law, and the implementation of such law, whether statutory, common law, or otherwise, and whether adopted prior to or after the date of enactment of this Act. A Federal or State government official shall not administer, implement, or enforce any law, rule, regulation, standard, or other provision having the force and effect of law that conflicts with any provision of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, including the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq. ).
Federal law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act shall be subject to this Act unless such law explicitly excludes such application by reference to this Act. The provisions of this Act shall not supersede or apply to— laws regulating physical access to clinic entrances, such as the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 ( 18 U.S.C. 248 ); laws regulating insurance or medical assistance coverage of abortion services; the procedure described in section 1531(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code; or generally applicable State contract law.
In any legal or administrative action against a person or entity who has exercised or attempted to exercise a right protected by section 4 or section 5 or against any person or entity who has taken any step to assist any such person or entity in exercising such right, this Act shall also apply to, and may be raised as a defense by, such person or entity, in addition to the remedies specified in section 8.
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