Title 9 — Arbitration
Chapter 2 — Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
§ 208. Application
Statutory text
Chapter 1 applies to actions and proceedings brought under this chapter to the extent that chapter is not in conflict with this chapter or the Convention as ratified by the United States. This chapter applies to the extent that this chapter is not in conflict with chapter 4.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 91–368 § 1 · 84 Stat. 692
Enacted · 9 U.S.C. § 208
Added Pub. L. 91–368, § 1, July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 693
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 91–368, § 1, July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 693Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021
Pub. L. 117–90 § 2(b)(1)(B) · 136 Stat. 26
Substituted · 9 U.S.C. § 208
Pub. L. 117–90 substituted “Application” for “Chapter 1; residual application” in section catchline
Inserted · 9 U.S.C. § 208
Pub. L. 117–90 inserted at end “This chapter applies to the extent that this chapter is not in conflict with chapter 4.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 117–90 substituted “Application” for “Chapter 1; residual application” in section catchline and inserted at end “This chapter applies to the extent that this chapter is not in conflict with chapter 4.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) in section 208— (i) in the section heading, by striking “Chapter 1; residual application” and inserting “Application”; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: “This chapter applies to the extent that this chapter is not in conflict with chapter 4.”; andEffective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 117–90 applicable with respect to any dispute or claim that arises or accrues on or after Mar. 3, 2022, see section 3 of Pub. L. 117–90, set out as an Effective Date note under section 401 of this title.
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–90 substituted “Application” for “Chapter 1; residual application” in section catchline and inserted at end “This chapter applies to the extent that this chapter is not in conflict with chapter 4.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2022 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 117–90 applicable with respect to any dispute or claim that arises or accrues on or after , see section 3 of Pub. L. 117–90, set out as an Effective Date note under section 401 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective upon the entry into force of the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards with respect to the United States (), see section 4 of Pub. L. 91–368, set out as a note under section 201 of this title.
Credits
1970–2022 · 2 acts
- 1970Added Pub. L. 91–368, § 1, , 84 Stat. 693
- 2022amended Pub. L. 117–90, § 2(b)(1)(B), , 136 Stat. 27.
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(Added Pub. L. 91–368, § 1, , 84 Stat. 693; amended Pub. L. 117–90, § 2(b)(1)(B), , 136 Stat. 27.)