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5 U.S.C. § 576

Enforcement of arbitration agreements

United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective

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5 U.S.C. § 576, Enforcement of arbitration agreements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/426484
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An agreement to arbitrate a matter to which this subchapter applies is enforceable pursuant to section 4 of title 9, and no action brought to enforce such an agreement shall be dismissed nor shall relief therein be denied on the grounds that it is against the United States or that the United States is an indispensable party.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 101-552(H.R. 2497)1990-11-15
    Administrative Dispute Resolution Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-354(H.R. 2549)1992-08-26
    Administrative Procedure Technical Amendments Act of 1991
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally