§ 307. Application

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.

1. 1990

   Pub. L. 101–369 § 1 · 104 Stat. 448

   Enacted · 9 U.S.C. § 307

   Added Pub. L. 101–369, § 1, Aug. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 449

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 101–369, § 1, Aug. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 449

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 9, UNITED STATES CODE. Title 9, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “CHAPTER 3. INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION Sec. “301. Enforcement of Convention. “302. Incorporation by reference. “303. Order to compel arbitration; appointment of arbitrators; locale. “304. Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions and awards; reciprocity. “305. Relationship between the Inter-American Convention and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of June 10,1958. “306. Applicable rules of Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission. “307. Chapter 1; residual application. “§ 301. Enforcement of Convention “The Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration of January 30, 1975, shall be enforced in United States courts in accordance with this chapter. “§ 302. Incorporation by reference “Sections 202, 203, 204, 205, and 207 of this title shall apply to this chapter as if specifically set forth herein, except that for the purposes of this chapter ‘the Convention’ shall mean the Inter-American Convention. “§ 303. Order to compel arbitration; appointment of arbitrators; locale “(a) A court having jurisdiction under this chapter may direct that arbitration be held in accordance with the agreement at any place therein provided for, whether that place is within or without the United States. The court may also appoint arbitrators in accordance with the provisions of the agreement. “(b) In the event the agreement does not make provision for the place of arbitration or the appointment of arbitrators, the court shall direct that the arbitration shall be held and the arbitrators be appointed in accordance with Article 3 of the Inter-American Convention. “§ 304. Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions and awards; reciprocity “Arbitral decisions or awards made in the territory of a foreign State shall, on the basis of reciprocity, be recognized and enforced under this chapter only if that State has ratified or acceded to the Inter-American Convention. “§ 305. Relationship between the Inter-American Convention and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of June 10,1958 “When the requirements for application of both the Inter-American Convention and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of June 10, 1958, are met, determination as to which Convention applies shall, unless other-wise expressly agreed, be made as follows: “(1) If a majority of the parties to the arbitration agreement are citizens of a State or States that have ratified or acceded to the Inter-American Convention and are member States of the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Convention shall apply. “(2) In all other cases the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of June 10, 1958, shall apply. “§ 306. Applicable rules of Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission “(a) For the purposes of this chapter the rules of procedure of the Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission referred to in Article 3 of the Inter-American Convention shall, subject to subsection (b) of this section, be those rules as promulgated by the Commission on July 1, 1988. “(b) In the event the rules of procedure of the Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission are modified or amended in accordance with the procedures for amendment of the rules of that Commission, the Secretary of State, by regulation in accordance with section 553 of title 5, consistent with the aims and purposes of this Convention, may prescribe that such modifications or amendments shall be effective for purposes of this chapter. “§ 307. Chapter 1; residual application “Chapter 1 applies to actions and proceedings brought under this chapter to the extent chapter 1 is not in conflict with this chapter or the Inter-American Convention as ratified by the United States.”.

2. 2022

   Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021

   Pub. L. 117–90 § 2(b)(1)(C) · 136 Stat. 26

   1. Substituted · 9 U.S.C. § 307

      Pub. L. 117–90 substituted “Application” for “Chapter 1; residual application” in section catchline

   2. Inserted · 9 U.S.C. § 307

      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
   (C) in section 307— (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.”.

   Effective 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.

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