Nothing in this subtitle or the amendments made by this subtitle shall apply with respect to any activity relating to a project described in subsection (a) of section 8783 of this title to which the exception under that section applies at the time of the activity. ( Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XII, § 1254 , Jan. 2, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2018 .) Editorial Notes References in Text This subtitle, referred to in text, is subtitle D (§§ 1241–1255) of title XII of div. A of Pub. L. 112–239 , Jan. 2, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2004 , known as the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of subtitle D to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 8801 of this title and Tables.