Pub. L. 100-426, tit. I, sec. 103

JUDICIAL REVIEW.

EnactedYear: 1988Length: 163 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 103. JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) Jurisdiction of Courts.—Section 755 is amended by striking “District of Columbia Circuit or by the court of appeals of the United States for the circuit in which the petitioner resides.” and inserting “Federal Circuit.”. (b) Attorney’s Fees in Discrimination Cases.—Section 755 as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— (1) by inserting “(a)” immediately before the beginning of the first sentence; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(b) If an officer, employee, or applicant for employment is the prevailing party in a proceeding under this section, and the decision is based on a finding of discrimination prohibited under section 732(f) of this title, attorney’s fees may be allowed by the court in accordance with the standards prescribed under section 706(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”. (c) Applicability.—Nothing in any of the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to an appeal pending on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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