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U.S. Code
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TITLE 9 - ARBITRATION
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CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1 – 16)
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1 – 16)
§ 1. “Maritime transactions” and “commerce” defined; exceptions to operation of title
§ 2. Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate
§ 3. Stay of proceedings where issue therein referable to arbitration
§ 4. Failure to arbitrate under agreement; petition to United States court having jurisdiction for order to compel arbitration; notice and service thereof; hearing and determination
§ 5. Appointment of arbitrators or umpire
§ 6. Application heard as motion
§ 7. Witnesses before arbitrators; fees; compelling attendance
§ 8. Proceedings begun by libel in admiralty and seizure of vessel or property
§ 9. Award of arbitrators; confirmation; jurisdiction; procedure
§ 10. Same; vacation; grounds; rehearing
§ 11. Same; modification or correction; grounds; order
§ 12. Notice of motions to vacate or modify; service; stay of proceedings
§ 13. Papers filed with order on motions; judgment; docketing; force and effect; enforcement
§ 14. Contracts not affected
§ 15. Inapplicability of the Act of State doctrine
§ 16. Appeals