(b) ENFORCEMENT ACTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered individual who al-
leges discharge or other discrimination by any per-
son in violation of subsection (a) may seek relief 
under subsection (c) by filing a complaint with the 
Secretary of Labor. If the Secretary of Labor has 
not issued a final decision within 180 days after the 
date on which the complaint is filed and there is no 
showing that such delay is due to the bad faith of 
the claimant, the claimant may bring an action at 
law or equity for de novo review in the appropriate 
district court of the United States, which shall have 
jurisdiction over such an action without regard to 
the amount in controversy. 
(2) PROCEDURE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An action under para-
graph (1) shall be governed under the rules and 
procedures set forth in section 42121(b) of title 
49, United States Code. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Notification under sec-
tion 42121(b)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, shall be made to the person named in the 
complaint and to the person’s employer. 
(C) BURDENS
OF
PROOF.—An action 
brought under paragraph (1) shall be governed 
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by the legal burdens of proof set for in section 
42121(b) of title 49, United States Code. 
(D) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—An action 
under paragraph (1) shall be commenced not 
later than 90 days after the date on which the 
violation occurs. 
(c) REMEDIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A covered individual pre-
vailing in any action under subsection (b)(1) shall be 
entitled to all relief necessary to make the covered 
individual whole. 
(2) COMPENSATORY DAMAGES.—Relief for any 
action described in paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) reinstatement with the same seniority 
status that the covered individual would have 
had, but for the discrimination; 
(B) the amount of any back pay, with in-
terest; and 
(C) compensation for any special damages 
sustained as a result of the discrimination, in-
cluding litigation costs, expert witness fees, and 
reasonable attorney’s fees. 
(d) RIGHTS RETAINED
BY
THE COVERED INDI-
VIDUAL.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to di-
minish the rights, privileges, or remedies of any covered 
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individual under any Federal or State law, or under any 
collective bargaining agreement. 
SEC. 408. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the efficient administration 
and enforcement of the food safety law, the provisions (in-
cluding provisions relating to penalties) of sections 6, 8, 
9, and 10 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 46, 48, 49, and 50) (except subsections (c) through 
(h) of section 6 of that Act), relating to the jurisdiction, 
powers, and duties of the Federal Trade Commission and 
the Attorney General to administer and enforce that Act, 
and to the rights and duties of persons with respect to 
whom the powers are exercised, shall apply to the jurisdic-
tion, powers, and duties of the Administrator and the At-
torney General in administering and enforcing the provi-
sions of the food safety law and to the rights and duties 
of persons with respect to whom the powers are exercised, 
respectively. 
(b) INQUIRIES AND ACTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in per-
son or by such agents as the Administrator may des-
ignate, may prosecute any inquiry necessary to carry 
out the duties of the Administrator under the food 
safety law in any part of the United States. 
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