The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over proceedings under this section and shall exercise the same without regard to whether the party aggrieved shall have exhausted any administrative or other remedies that may be provided for by law. (7) Abrogation of State immunity Neither a State that enforces or maintains, nor a government official who is permitted to implement or enforce, any limitation or requirement that violates subsection (a) shall be immune under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, or any other source of law, from an action in a Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction challenging that limitation or requirement. (8) Right to remove Any party shall have a right to remove an action brought under this subsection to the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place where such action is pending. An order remanding the case to the State court from which it was removed under this paragraph may be immediately reviewable by appeal or otherwise. (c) Rules of construction (1) In general Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify, supersede, or otherwise affect the authority of any executive branch agency to promulgate regulations or otherwise implement laws. (2) Other individuals considered as government officials Any person who, by operation of a provision of Federal or State law, is permitted to implement or enforce a limitation or requirement that violates this section shall be considered a government official for purposes of this Act. 4. Prohibition on the use of Federal funds Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used by a State, including through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to pursue legal cases against residents or other individuals or entities, or to take any other enforcement, disciplinary, or adverse licensing proceeding on the basis of such residents or other individuals or