; (B) be represented by an attorney or other representative of the covered employee’s choice; and (C) grieve the action in accordance with an internal grievance process that the Secretary, in consultation with the Whistleblower Protection Ombudsman, shall establish for purposes of this subsection. (2) Timing (A) The aggregate period for notice, response, and decision on an action under subsection (a) may not exceed 15 business days. (B) The period for the response of a covered employee to a notice under paragraph (1)(A) of an action under subsection (a) shall be 7 business days. (C) A decision under this paragraph on an action under subsection (a) shall be issued not later than 15 business days after notice of the action is provided to the covered individual under paragraph (1)(A). The decision shall be in writing, and shall include the specific reasons therefor. (D) The Secretary shall ensure that the grievance process established under paragraph (1)(C) takes fewer than 21 days. (3) Finality A decision under this subsection (a) that is not grieved, and a grievance decision under paragraph (2)(D), shall be final and conclusive. (4) Judicial review A covered employee adversely affected by a decision under subsection (a) that is not grieved, or by a grievance decision under paragraph (2)(D), may obtain judicial review of such decision. (5) Action of the court In any case in which judicial review is sought under paragraph (4), the court shall review the record and may set aside any Department action found to be— (A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with a provision of law; (B) obtained without procedures required by a provision of law having been followed