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(d) Whenever a person has failed to comply with an 
order issued under subsection (b) (2), the Secretary shall 
file a civil action in the United States district court for the 
district in which the violation was found to occur to enforce 
such order. In actions brought under this subsection, the 
district courts shall have jurisdiction to grant all appro- 
priate relief, including injunctive relief and compensatory 
and exemplary damages. Civil actions brought under this 
subsection shall be heard and decided expeditiously. 
(e) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply with 
respect to any employee who, acting without direction from 
the employee’s employer (or any agent of the employer) , 
deliberately causes a violation of any requirement of this 
Act. 
CONSULTATION 
Sec. 12. In administering this Act, the Secretary shall 
consult with the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, De- 
fense, Labor, and Transportation, the Administrators of 
Energy Eesearch and Development, the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and Veterans’ Affairs, the Director of 
the National Science Eoundation, other appropriate officials, 
and such interagency committees and other advisory bodies 
as the Secretary may establish, concerning the promulga- 
tion of standards and of amendments to standards, the 
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