Title 3 of the U.S. Code § 451 - Procedure for consideration of alleged violations
Full text of § 451 from Title 3 of the United States Code.
§ 451. Procedure for consideration of alleged violations
The procedure for consideration of alleged violations of part A of subchapter II consists of—
(1) counseling and mediation as provided in section 452; and
(2) election, as provided in section 453, of either—
(A) an administrative proceeding as provided in section 453(1) and judicial review as provided in section 1296 of title 28; or
(B) a civil action in a district court of the United States as provided in section 1346(g) of title 28.
(Added Pub. L. 104–331, §2(a), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4067.)
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