5 U.S.C. § 576
Section 576 · Enforcement of arbitration agreements
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case 106 F. Supp. 2d 1063 - Electric Lightwave, Inc. v. Richardson (1999)
Most recently applied in 106 F. Supp. 2d 1063 - Electric Lightwave, Inc. v. Richardson (May 1999)
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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Termination of Section
For termination of section by section 11 of Pub. L. 101–552, see Termination Date; Savings Provision note set out under section 571 of this title.
Codification
Section 576 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, was transferred to section 2260 of Title 7, Agriculture.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 576 was renumbered section 596 of this title.
Amendments
1992—Pub. L. 102–354 renumbered section 586 of this title as this section.