9 U.S.C. Chapter 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

• § 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