§ 8143. Specific enforcement

• (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 —
  • (1) to restrain any conduct in violation of section 8124 of this title or section 8141 of this title ; or
  • (2) to compel the taking of any action required by or under this chapter or the Additional Protocol.
• (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.