; and (2) file petitions for appeal of a decision in such civil action. (d) Construction For purposes of bringing any civil action under subsection (a), nothing in this section shall prevent the attorney general of a State from exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by the laws of such State to conduct investigations or to administer oaths or affirmations or to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documentary and other evidence. (e) Venue; service of process In a civil action brought under subsection (a)— (1) the venue shall be a judicial district in which— (A) the defendant operates; (B) the defendant was authorized to do business; or (C) the defendant in the civil action is found; (2) process may be served without regard to the territorial limits of the district or of the State in which the civil action is instituted