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