Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§578 Authority of the Arbitrator
Title 5 › PART I — THE AGENCIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 5 — ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE › SUBCHAPTER IV — ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS › § 578
Summary
An arbitrator hearing a dispute under this subchapter can run and control the hearing and administer oaths. They can require witnesses and evidence using the rules in section 7 of Title 9 only if the agency already has that legal power, and they can issue awards.
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Title 5, §578
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An arbitrator to whom a dispute is referred under this subchapter may—
(1)regulate the course of and conduct arbitral hearings;
(2)administer oaths and affirmations;
(3)compel the attendance of witnesses and production of evidence at the hearing under the provisions of section 7 of title 9 only to the extent the agency involved is otherwise authorized by law to do so; and
(4)make awards.
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5 U.S.C. § 578
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102