45 USC § 797m - Arbitration

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identifier: "/us/usc/t45/s797m"
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title: "45 USC § 797m - Arbitration"
title_number: 45
title_name: "RAILROADS"
section_number: "797m"
section_name: "Arbitration"
chapter_number: 16
chapter_name: "REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2024-06-14"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–236, title VII, § 714, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, § 1143(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 668.)"
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# 1 Arbitration

See References in Text note below.

*l*[^1]45 U.S.C. 1105section 153 of this title

Any dispute or controversy with respect to the interpretation, application, or enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter, except sections 797b, 797c, 797g, and 797  of this title, or section 1144 of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981, and except those matters subject to judicial review under section 1152 of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 [], which have not been resolved within 90 days, may be submitted by either party to an Adjustment Board for a final and binding decision thereon as provided in , in which event the burden of proof on all issues so presented shall be on the Corporation, or the Association, where appropriate.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–236, title VII, § 714, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, § 1143(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 668.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 797 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by , , , and a new section 797 of this title was subsequently added by .

Section 1144 of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981, referred to in text, is , title XI, , , which repealed subchapter V (§ 771 et seq.) of this chapter and sections 910 and 1006 of this title and enacted provisions set out as a note under .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Abolition of United States Railway Association and Transfer of Functions and Securities

See .