‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Not later than 15 days 
after receipt of a complaint described in sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall notify the 
employer alleged in the complaint to have com-
mitted a violation of subsection (b) of the filing 
of such complaint. 
‘‘(2) FINDINGS AND PRELIMINARY ORDER.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after receiving a complaint described in 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) conduct an investigation of the 
matters alleged in the complaint; 
‘‘(ii) determine whether it is reason-
able to believe that the complaint has 
merit; and 
‘‘(iii) notify the complainant and the 
employer alleged to have committed the 
violation of subsection (b) of the deter-
mination. 
‘‘(B) REASONABLE BELIEF THAT A VIOLA-
TION HAS OCCURRED.—If the Secretary deter-
mines pursuant to subparagraph (A) that it is 
reasonable to believe that a violation of sub-
section (b) has occurred, the Secretary shall in-
clude with the notice under such subparagraph
findings and a preliminary order for the relief 
provided under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(C) OBJECTIONS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after receipt of the notice under sub-
paragraph (A), the complainant and the 
employer alleged to have committed the 
violation of subsection (b) may file objec-
tions to the findings or the preliminary 
order and request a hearing on the record. 
‘‘(ii) REINSTATEMENT.—The filing of 
objections under clause (i) does not stay a 
reinstatement ordered in the preliminary 
order. 
‘‘(iii) FAILURE
TO
OBJECT.—If a 
hearing is not requested pursuant to the 
requirements of clause (i), the preliminary 
order is final and not subject to judicial re-
view. 
‘‘(D) HEARINGS AND FINAL ORDER.—
‘‘(i) HEARINGS.—A hearing under 
this subsection shall be conducted expedi-
tiously. 
‘‘(ii) FINAL ORDER.—Not later that 
120 days after the end of a hearing under
this subsection, the Secretary shall issue a 
final order. 
‘‘(iii) SETTLEMENT.—At any time 
prior to the issuance of a final order, any 
further action under this subsection may 
be ended by a settlement agreement made 
by the complainant and the employer al-
leged to have committed the violation of 
subsection (b), and approved by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(3) RELIEF.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines on the basis of a complaint, that an em-
ployer violated subsection (b) of this section, 
the Secretary shall order such employer to pro-
vide relief including—
‘‘(i) taking affirmative action to abate 
the violation; 
‘‘(ii) reinstating the complainant to 
the former position with the same pay and 
terms and privileges of employment; and 
‘‘(iii) paying compensatory damages, 
including back pay. 
‘‘(B) COSTS
INCURRED
IN
BRINGING
A 
COMPLAINT.—If the Secretary issues an order
under subparagraph (A), and the complainant 
so requests, the Secretary may order that the 
employer who violated subsection (b) pay the 
costs (including attorney’s fees) reasonably in-
curred by the complainant in bringing the com-
plaint, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) JUDICIAL REVIEW AND VENUE.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after an order has been issued under subsection (e), 
a party adversely affected by such order may file a 
petition for review in the United States circuit court 
for the circuit in which the violation occurred or in 
which the party resided on the date of the violation. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW.—A review conducted pursuant to 
this subsection shall be heard and decided expedi-
tiously. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW
IN
OTHER
PROCEEDINGS.—An 
order of the Secretary subject to review under this 
subsection is not subject to judicial review in a 
criminal or other civil proceeding. 
‘‘(g) CIVIL ACTIONS TO ENFORCE.—If an employer 
fails to comply with an order issued under subsection (e), 
the Secretary shall bring a civil action to enforce such 
order in the United States district court for the district 
in which the violation occurred.
‘‘SEC. 2904. MEDICAL LEAVE FOR CERTAIN VACCINE RE-
CIPIENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with regulations 
promulgated by the Secretary, an employee (as defined in 
section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938) shall 
be entitled to a total of not more than 4 workdays of paid 
leave because of a health condition that makes the em-
ployee unable to perform the functions of the position of 
such employee that arose as a result of the employee hav-
ing received or come into close contact with an individual 
who received a covered countermeasure against smallpox. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Leave 
shall be provided under subsection (a) in accordance with 
the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
1993 except that—
‘‘(1) such leave shall be provided for a condition 
described in subsection (a) regardless of whether 
such condition requires inpatient care or continuing 
treatment; 
‘‘(2) such leave shall be fully paid; and 
‘‘(3) this section shall apply to all employers re-
gardless of size. 
‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES.—Any em-
ployer, other than a Federal agency, that provides 
paid leave to an employee for the reasons described