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5 U.S.C. § 576

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Enforcement of arbitration agreements
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Title
5 — Government Organization and Employees
Chapter
PTI/CH5
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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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. (Added Pub. L. 101–552, § 4(b), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2742, § 586; renumbered § 576, Pub. L. 102–354, § 3(b)(2), Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 944.) Editorial Notes Codification Section 576 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, was transferred to section 2260 of Title 7, Agriculture, and subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10418(a)(3), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 507. Prior ProvisionsA prior section 576 was renumbered section 596 of this title. Amendments1992—Pub. L. 102–354 renumbered section 586 of this title as this section.

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