Title 5Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60

§576 Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements

Title 5 › Part I— THE AGENCIES GENERALLY › Chapter 5— ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE › Subchapter IV— ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS › § 576

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Arbitration agreements are enforceable under section 4 of title 9; courts can't dismiss enforcement for United States involvement.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §576

Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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and Government Officers and Employees, was transferred to section 2260 of Title 7, Agriculture, and subsequently repealed by Pub.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 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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

5 U.S.C. § 576

Title 5Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60