may commence a civil action against the person to whom such order was issued to require compliance with such order. The appropriate United States district court shall have jurisdiction, without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties, to enforce such order. (C) Award of costs authorized The court, in issuing any final order under this paragraph, may award costs of litigation (including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees) to any party, whenever the court determines such award is appropriate. (D) Mandamus proceedings Any nondiscretionary duty imposed by this section shall be enforceable in a mandamus proceeding brought under section 1361 of title 28, United States Code. (c) Unenforceability of Certain Agreements (1) No waiver of rights and remedies Except as provided under paragraph (3), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the rights and remedies provided for in this section may not be waived by any agreement, policy, form, or condition of employment, including by any pre-dispute arbitration agreement. (2) No pre-dispute arbitration agreements Except as provided under paragraph (3), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, no pre-dispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable to the extent that it requires arbitration of a dispute arising under this section. (3) Exception Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), an arbitration provision in a collective bargaining agreement shall be enforceable as to disputes arising under subsection (a)(4), unless the Administrator determines, by rule, that such provision is inconsistent with the purposes of this title. (d) Definitions For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2) Agency The term Agency means the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (3) Covered employee The term covered employee means any individual performing tasks related to the National Flood Insurance