; or (B) recovered in a civil action brought against the employer by the Secretary, represented by the Solicitor of Labor (or brought against the employer by the administrative officer specified in section 13(a)) in any court of competent jurisdiction. (4) Civil action An affected person desiring review of a decision issued under paragraph (2) (other than a nonreviewable order) may file a petition for review in an appropriate Federal court of appeals. (5) Civil action by the Secretary for injunctive relief The Secretary (or the administrative officer specified in section 13(a)) may bring an action for a violation described in paragraph (1) in a district court of the United States to obtain the injunctive relief described in section 8(b). (c) Other Employees (1) Employees covered by congressional accountability act of 1995 Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or section 8, the powers, remedies, and procedures provided in the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) to the Board (as defined in section 101 of that Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1301 )), or any person, alleging a violation of section 202(a)(1) of that Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1312(a)(1) ) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this Act provides to that Board, or any person, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this Act against an employee described in section 3(2)(A)(iii). (2) Employees covered by chapter 5 of title 3, united states code Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or section 8, the powers, remedies, and procedures provided in chapter 5 of title 3, United States Code, to the President, the Merit Systems Protection Board, or any person, alleging a violation of section 412(a)(1) of that title, shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this Act provides to the President, that Board, or any person, respectively, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this Act against an employee described in section 3(2)(A)(iv). (3) Employees covered by chapter 63 of title 5, united