9 USC § 202 - Agreement or award falling under the Convention

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title: "9 USC § 202 - Agreement or award falling under the Convention"
title_number: 9
title_name: "ARBITRATION"
section_number: "202"
section_name: "Agreement or award falling under the Convention"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-08-11"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 91–368, § 1, July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 692.)"
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# § 202. Agreement or award falling under the Convention

section 2 of this title

An arbitration agreement or arbitral award arising out of a legal relationship, whether contractual or not, which is considered as commercial, including a transaction, contract, or agreement described in , falls under the Convention. An agreement or award arising out of such a relationship which is entirely between citizens of the United States shall be deemed not to fall under the Convention unless that relationship involves property located abroad, envisages performance or enforcement abroad, or has some other reasonable relation with one or more foreign states. For the purpose of this section a corporation is a citizen of the United States if it is incorporated or has its principal place of business in the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 91–368, § 1, July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 692.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective upon the entry into force of the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards with respect to the United States (), see , set out as a note under .