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1 -dis crimination. Upon r e c e ip t - e f s uch a complaint, th e Secro - 
2 tary shall notify the person - mam e d in tho complaint-of - the 
3 filing of tho complaint. 
4 (2) (A) U - pon receipt of a - complaint filed under para - 
5 graph (1), the Secretary s hall conduct an investigation of 
g tho violation alleged in tho - complaint - : - With i n thirty days of 
ij th e r -e c e ipt - of - s uch e emplaint, tho Secretary s hall complete 
g s nch-in - v c stigation and s hall - notify in writing -t he complainant 
9 (and - any person acting on bohalf of the complainant) and 
10 the p e r s on allogod to hav e committ e d such violation of the 
11 r es p i te - of the inv e stigati o n conducted pur s uant to thin para - 
12 graph. Within ninety days of tho receipt of euoli complaint 
13 the Secr e tary s hall, - unl ess- the proc ee ding on th e complaint 
14 is - te rm i nat e d by th e S e cre ta r y - on -t he ba s i s- - of a - s ettl e m e nt 
15 entered into by the -S e orot a ry - and - the person allogod to have 
16 committed such violation, i ss n e an order eith e r providin ' 
17 r e lief pre s crib e d-hy s ubparagraph (B) or d e nying th e n 
18 plaint. An - ord e r of the Secretary s hall h e mad e on - th e- r oe 
19 - after - m o t ice - and opportunity for a g e ncy h e a r ing. Tho Sccre - 
20 tary may not e nter into a s ettl e ment terminating a proce e ding 
21 on a complaint without the participation and consent of tho - 
22 complainant. 
23 (B) If in r es pons e tea comp l ain t- fi le d und e r paragraph 
24 ( 1 ) th e S e O re iar y-- d e tefmin es- that a - violation of s ub se etion 
25 (a) of this s e ction fa as -oc e nrred, the S e cr e tary s ha l l- e r - de p 
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