---
kind: "unit"
title: "9"
title_heading: "Arbitration"
key: "ch1"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 1"
heading: "General Provisions"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/9/ch1"
sections_count: 16
---

# Chapter 1 — General Provisions

Title 9 — Arbitration

## Sections

- [§1. “Maritime transactions” and “commerce” defined; exceptions to operation of title](/usc/9/1.md)
- [§2. Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate](/usc/9/2.md)
- [§3. Stay of proceedings where issue therein referable to arbitration](/usc/9/3.md)
- [§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](/usc/9/4.md)
- [§5. Appointment of arbitrators or umpire](/usc/9/5.md)
- [§6. Application heard as motion](/usc/9/6.md)
- [§7. Witnesses before arbitrators; fees; compelling attendance](/usc/9/7.md)
- [§8. Proceedings begun by libel in admiralty and seizure of vessel or property](/usc/9/8.md)
- [§9. Award of arbitrators; confirmation; jurisdiction; procedure](/usc/9/9.md)
- [§10. Same; vacation; grounds; rehearing](/usc/9/10.md)
- [§11. Same; modification or correction; grounds; order](/usc/9/11.md)
- [§12. Notice of motions to vacate or modify; service; stay of proceedings](/usc/9/12.md)
- [§13. Papers filed with order on motions; judgment; docketing; force and effect; enforcement](/usc/9/13.md)
- [§14. Contracts not affected](/usc/9/14.md)
- [§15. Inapplicability of the Act of State doctrine](/usc/9/15.md)
- [§16. Appeals](/usc/9/16.md)