Enforcement

(a) Civil action The Attorney General may commence a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against any person that engages in— (1) a pattern or practice of violating this Act; or (2) a violation of this Act that raises an issue of significant public importance. (b) Relief In a civil action commenced under subsection (a), a court may— (1) grant any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief with respect to the violation of this Act; (2) award all other appropriate relief, including monetary damages, to any person aggrieved by the violation described in paragraph (1); and (3) to vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty— (A) in an amount that is not more than $55,000 for a first violation; and (B) in an amount that is not more than $110,000 for any subsequent violation. (c) Intervention Upon timely application, a person that is aggrieved by a violation of this Act with respect to which a civil action is commenced under subsection (a) may— (1) intervene in the action; and (2) obtain such appropriate relief as the person could obtain in a civil action under subsection (d) with respect to that violation, along with costs and a reasonable attorney fee. (d) Private right of action Any person that, after the date of enactment of this Act, is aggrieved by a violation of this Act may, in a civil action— (1) obtain any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief with respect to the violation; and (2) recover all other appropriate relief, including monetary damages. (e) Costs and attorney fees A court may award to a person aggrieved by a violation of this Act that prevails in an action brought under subsection (d) the costs of the action, including a reasonable attorney fee. (f) No preemption Nothing in this section may be construed to preclude or limit any remedy otherwise available under other law, including consequential and punitive damages.