Sec. 408. CIVIL ACTION
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## SEC. 408 CIVIL ACTION **[**[2 U.S.C. 1408](/us/usc/t2/s1408)**]** ###
(a)Jurisdiction The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over any civil action commenced under section 401 and this section by a covered employee. ###
(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 Act. In any case in which a violation of section 201 is alleged, the court shall not inform the jury of the maximum amount of compensatory damages available under section 201(b)(1) or 201(b)(3). ###
(d)Appearances by House Employment Counsel ####
(1)In general The House Employment Counsel of the House of Representatives and any other counsel in the Office of House Employment Counsel of the House of Representatives, including any counsel specially retained by the Office of House Employment Counsel, shall be entitled, for the purpose of providing legal assistance and representation to employing offices of the House of Representatives under this Act, to enter an appearance in any proceeding before any court of the United States or of any State or political subdivision thereof without compliance with any requirements for admission to practice before such court, except that the authorization conferred by this paragraph shall not apply with respect to the admission of any such person to practice before the United States Supreme Court. ####
(2)House employment counsel defined In this subsection, the term “**Office of House Employment Counsel of the House of Representatives**” means— #####
(A)the Office of House Employment Counsel established and operating under the authority of the Clerk of the House of Representatives as of the date of the enactment of this subsection; #####
(B)any successor office to the Office of House Employment Counsel which is established after the date of the enactment of this subsection; and #####
(C)any other person authorized and directed in accordance with the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide legal assistance and representation to employing offices of the House of Representatives in connection with actions brought under this title.
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