2024—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 118–63, § 370(1), substituted “Department of Labor and Federal Aviation Administration Complaint Procedure” for “Department of Labor Complaint Procedure” in heading. Text quoted in directory language of amendment was editorially conformed to the style of the heading.

Subsec. (span)(5). Puspan. L. 118–63, § 370(2), added par. (5) and struck out former par. (5). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Whenever any person has failed to comply with an order issued under paragraph (3), the Secretary of Labor may file a civil action in the United States district court for the district in which the violation was found to occur to enforce such order. In actions brought under this paragraph, the district courts shall have jurisdiction to grant all appropriate relief including, but not limited to, injunctive relief and compensatory damages.”

2020—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 116–260, § 118(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which related to discrimination against airline employees.

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 116–260, § 118(2), added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsec. (d). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an employee of an air carrier, contractor, or subcontractor who, acting without direction from such air carrier, contractor, or subcontractor (or such person’s agent), deliberately causes a violation of any requirement relating to air carrier safety under this subtitle or any other law of the United States.”

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 116–260, § 118(3), added subsec. (e) and struck out former subsec. (e) which defined the term “contractor” as a company that performs safety-sensitive functions by contract for an air carrier.

Subchapter applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1999, see section 3 of Puspan. L. 106–181, set out as an Effective Date of 2000 Amendments note under section 106 of this title.