                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
                CHAPTER 24--CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
 
SUBCHAPTER IV--ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE-RESOLUTION PROCEDURES
 
Sec. 1408. Civil action


(a) Jurisdiction

    The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction 
over any civil action commenced under section 1404 of this title and 
this section by a covered employee who has completed counseling under 
section 1402 of this title and mediation under section 1403 of this 
title. A civil action may be commenced by a covered employee only to 
seek redress for a violation for which the employee has completed 
counseling and mediation.

(b) Parties

    The defendant shall be the employing office alleged to have 
committed the violation, or in which the violation is alleged to have 
occurred.

(c) Jury trial

    Any party may demand a jury trial where a jury trial would be 
available in an action against a private defendant under the relevant 
law made applicable by this chapter. In any case in which a violation of 
section 1311 of this title is alleged, the court shall not inform the 
jury of the maximum amount of compensatory damages available under 
section 1311(b)(1) or 1311(b)(3) of this title.

(Pub. L. 104-1, title IV, Sec. 408, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 37.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1361, 1401, 1404, 1409, 
1410, 1411, 1413, 1435 of this title.
