To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act requires de novo trial of the facts when agency action seeks a sanction.

Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after questions of law the following and questions of fact; and
in subparagraph (F), by striking to the extent and all that follows through by the reviewing court and inserting the following: , including the product of any rulemaking or adjudication conducted in accordance with the procedures required under section 553 or section 554.