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 124 STAT. 1997 PUBLIC LAW 111–203—JULY 21, 2010 receipts of that business concern reasonably are expected to meet that size threshold. (iv) OTHER STANDARDS FOR SMALL BUSINESS.—With respect to a merchant, retailer, or seller of nonfinancial goods or services that is a classified on a basis other than annual receipts for the purposes of section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) and the implementing rules thereunder, such merchant, retailer, or seller shall be deemed to meet the relevant industry size threshold described in clause (ii)(III) if such merchant, retailer, or seller meets the relevant industry size threshold to be a small business concern based on the number of employees, or other such applicable measure, established under that Act. (E) EXCEPTION FROM STATE ENFORCEMENT.—To the extent that the Bureau may not exercise authority under this subsection with respect to a merchant, retailer, or seller of nonfinancial goods or services, no action by a State attorney general or State regulator with respect to a claim made under this title may be brought under sub- section 1042(a), with respect to an activity described in any of clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A) by such merchant, retailer, or seller of nonfinancial goods or services. (b) EXCLUSION FOR REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE ACTIVITIES.— (1) REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE ACTIVITIES EXCLUDED.—With- out limiting subsection (a), and except as permitted in para- graph (2), the Bureau may not exercise any rulemaking, super- visory, enforcement, or other authority under this title with respect to a person that is licensed or registered as a real estate broker or real estate agent, in accordance with State law, to the extent that such person— (A) acts as a real estate agent or broker for a buyer, seller, lessor, or lessee of real property; (B) brings together parties interested in the sale, pur- chase, lease, rental, or exchange of real property; (C) negotiates, on behalf of any party, any portion of a contract relating to the sale, purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of real property (other than in connection with the provision of financing with respect to any such transaction); or (D) offers to engage in any activity, or act in any capacity, described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). (2) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Bureau may exercise rulemaking, supervisory, enforcement, or other authority under this title with respect to a person described in paragraph (1) when such person is— (A) engaged in an activity of offering or providing any consumer financial product or service, except that the Bureau may exercise such authority only with respect to that activity; or (B) otherwise subject to any enumerated consumer law or any law for which authorities are transferred under subtitle F or H, but the Bureau may exercise such authority only with respect to that law. (c) EXCLUSION FOR MANUFACTURED HOME RETAILERS AND MOD- ULAR HOME RETAILERS.—