The Secretary’s authority under section 521 shall not be construed to limit the Secretary’s ability to exercise his or her enforcement or investigatory authority under any other provision of title I of ERISA. 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. The Secretary may, in his or her sole discretion, initiate court proceedings without using the procedures in this section.

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[78 FR 13805, Mar. 1, 2013]