5 USC § 577 - Arbitrators

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title: "5 USC § 577 - Arbitrators"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "577"
section_name: "Arbitrators"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "THE AGENCIES GENERALLY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 101–552, § 4(b), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2742, § 587; renumbered § 577 and amended Pub. L. 102–354, § 3(b)(2), (3), Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 944, 945.)"
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# § 577. Arbitrators

**(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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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 101–552, § 4(b), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2742, § 587; renumbered § 577 and amended Pub. L. 102–354, § 3(b)(2), (3), Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 944, 945.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1992—, renumbered  as this section.

Subsec. (b). , substituted “section 573” for “section 583”.