Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§577 Arbitrators
Title 5 › PART I — THE AGENCIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 5 — ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE › SUBCHAPTER IV — ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS › § 577
Summary
People in arbitration help choose a neutral arbitrator who meets the rules in section 573.
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Title 5, §577
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The parties to an arbitration proceeding shall be entitled to participate in the selection of the arbitrator.
(b)The arbitrator shall be a neutral who meets the criteria of section 573 of this title.
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1992—Pub. L. 102–354, § 3(b)(2), renumbered section 587 of this title as this section. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–354, § 3(b)(3), substituted “section 573” for “section 583”.
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5 U.S.C. § 577
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102