3 U.S.C. § 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 .)