; and (B) the procedure for consideration of the alleged violation shall not include any further review of the claim by the hearing officer as provided in section 403. (3) Period for filing civil action The period described in this paragraph with respect to a claim is the 70-day period which begins on the date the covered employee files the claim under section 402. (4) Special rule for employees who fail to state a claim for which relief may be granted Notwithstanding paragraph (3), if a covered employee receives a written notice from the hearing officer under section 403(d)(2) that the employee has the right to file a civil action with respect to the claim in accordance with section 408, the covered employee may file the civil action not later than 90 days after receiving such written notice. (c) Special rule for Architect of the Capitol and Capitol Police In the case of an employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol or of the Capitol Police, the Office, after receiving a claim filed under section 402, may recommend that the employee use the grievance procedures of the Architect of the Capitol or the Capitol Police for resolution of the employee’s grievance for a specific period of time. Any deadline in this Act relating to a claim for which the employee is using the grievance procedures, that has not already passed by the first day of that specific period, shall be stayed during that specific period. (d) Election of remedies for Library of Congress (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Direct act The term direct Act means an Act (other than this Act), or provision of the Revised Statutes, that is specified in section 201, 202, or 203. (B) Direct provision The term direct provision means a provision (including a definitional provision) of a direct Act that applies the rights or protections of a direct Act (including rights and protections relating to nonretaliation or noncoercion) to a Library claimant. (C) Library claimant The term Library claimant means, with respect to a direct provision, an