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 112 STAT. 2681-885 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 the Secretary of State shall file a suit to seek compliance with the order in any appropriate district court of the United States, plus interest at currently prevailing rates calculated from the date of expiration of the 30-day period referred to in paragraph (5) or the date of such final judgment, as the case may be. In any such suit, the validity and appropriateness of the final order shall not be subject to review. (b) CRIMINAL. —Any person who knowingly violates any provision of section 306 or 405 of this Act, shall, in addition to or in lieu of any civil penalty which may be imposed under subsection (a) for such violation, be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. 22 USC 6762. SEC. 502. SPECIFIC ENFORCEMENT. (a) JURISDICTION.— The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over civil actions to— (1) restrain any violation of section 306 or 405 of this Act; and (2) compel the taking of any action required by or under this Act or the Convention. (b) CIVIL ACTIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL. — A civil action described in subsection (a) may be brought— (A) in the case of a civil action described in subsection (a)(1), in the United States district court for the judicial district in which any act, omission, or transaction constituting a violation of section 306 or 405 occurred or in which the defendant is found or transacts business; or (B) in the case of a civil action described in subsection (a)(2), in the United States district court for the judicial district in which the defendant is found or transacts business. (2) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—In any such civil action process may be served on a defendant wherever the defendant may reside or may be found, whether the defendant resides or may be found within the United States or elsewhere. 22 USC 6763. SEC. 503. EXPEDITED JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) CIVIL ACTION. —Any person or entity subject to a search under this Act may file a civil action challenging the constitutionality of any provision of this Act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the full calendar year of, and the two full calendar years following, the enactment of this Act, the district court shall accord such a case a priority in its disposition ahead of all other civil actions except for actions challenging the legality and conditions of confinement. (b) EN BANC REVIEW. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the full calendar year of, and the two full calendar years following, the enactment of this Act, any appeal from a final order entered by a district court in an action brought under subsection (a) shall be heard promptly by the full Court of Appeals sitting en banc.

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