22 U.S.C. § 8143
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- (a)The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over civil actions brought by the head of an executive agency designated under section 8111(a) of this title—
- (b)
- (1)A civil action described in subsection (a) may be brought—
- (A)in the case of a civil action described in paragraph (1) of such subsection, in the United States district court for the judicial district in which any act, omission, or transaction constituting a violation of section 8124 of this title or section 8141 of this title occurred or in which the defendant is found or transacts business; or
- (B)in the case of a civil action described in paragraph (2) of such subsection, in the United States district court for the judicial district in which the defendant is found or transacts business.
- (2)In any such civil action, process shall be served on a defendant wherever the defendant may reside or may be found.
- (1)A civil action described in subsection (a) may be brought—