; single point-of-contact (a) Enforcement (1) Investigation The Secretary (acting through the General Counsel of the Department) shall conduct investigations of possible violations of sections 117, 117A, 117B, and 117C by institutions. (2) Civil action Whenever it appears that an institution has knowingly or willfully failed to comply with a requirement of any of the sections listed in paragraph (1) (including any rule or regulation promulgated under any such section) based on such an investigation, a civil action shall be brought by the Attorney General, at the request of the Secretary, in an appropriate district court of the United States, or the appropriate United States court of any territory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to request such court to compel compliance with the requirement of the section that has been violated. (3) Costs and other fines An institution that is compelled to comply with a requirement of a section listed in paragraph (1) pursuant to paragraph (2) shall— (A) pay to the Treasury of the United States the full costs to the United States of obtaining compliance with the requirement of such section, including all associated costs of investigation and enforcement