Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§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 may run and control the hearing and may give oaths to witnesses. The arbitrator may require witnesses or evidence only as far as the agency already has that power under section 7 of title 9, and may issue an award to resolve the case.
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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
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60