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Fair Housing Act


TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE, AS AMENDED

Section 2341. Definitions

As used in this chapter --

    (1) "clerk" means the clerk of the court in which the petition for the review of an order, reviewable under this chapter, is filed;

    (2) "petitioner" means the party or parties by whom a petition to review an order, reviewable under this chapter, is filed; and

    (3) "agency" means --

      (A) the Commission, when the order sought to be reviewed was entered by the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Interstate Commerce Commission, or the Atomic Energy Commission, as the case may be;

      (B) the Secretary, when the order was entered by the Secretary of Agriculture;

      (C) the Administration, when the order was entered by the Maritime Administration; and

      (D) the Secretary, when the order is under section 812 of the Fair Housing Act.

Section 2342. Jurisdiction of court of appeals

The court of appeals (other than the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) has exclusive jurisdiction to enjoin, set aside, suspend (in whole or in part) , or to determine the validity of-

    (1) all final orders of the Federal Communications Commission made reviewable by section 402(a) of title 47;

    (2) all final orders of the Secretary of Agriculture made under chapters 9 and 20A of title 7, except orders issued under section 210(e) , 217a, and 499g(a) of title 7;

    (3) all rules, regulations, or final orders of-

      (A) the Secretary of Transportation issued pursuant to section 2, 9, 37, 41, or 43 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C.App. 802, 803, 808,835, 839, and 841(a) ; and

      (B) the Federal Maritime Commission issued pursuant to--

        (i) section 23, 25, or 43 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C.App. 822,824, or 841a) ;

        (ii) section 19 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C.App. 876) ;

        (iii) section 2, 3, 4, or 5 of the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933 (46U.S.C.App. 844, 845, 845a, or 845b) ;

        (iv) section 14 or 17 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C.App. 1713or 1716) ; or

        (v) section 2(d) or 3(d) of the Act of November 6, 1966 (46 U.S.C.App. 817d(d) or817e(d) ;

    (4) all final orders of the Atomic Energy Commission made reviewable by section 2239 of title 42;

    (5) all rules, regulations, or final orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission made reviewable by section2321 of this title and all final orders of such Commission made reviewable under section 11901(j) (2) of Title 49,United States Code; and

    (6) all final orders under section 812 of the Fair Housing Act.

Jurisdiction is invoked by filing a petition as provided by section 2344 of this title.

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