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5 U.S.C. § 577 — Arbitrators
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**(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section573&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section573&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** A neutral may be a permanent or temporary officer or employee of the Federal Government or any other individual who is acceptable to the parties to a dispute resolution proceeding. A neutral shall have no official, financial, or personal conflict of interest with respect to the issues in controversy, unless such interest is fully disclosed in writing to all parties and all parties agree that the neutral may serve.
**(b)** A neutral who serves as a conciliator, facilitator, or mediator serves at the will of the parties.
**(c)** The President shall designate an agency or designate or establish an interagency committee to facilitate and encourage agency use of dispute resolution under this subchapter. Such agency or interagency committee, in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies and professional organizations experienced in matters concerning dispute resolution, shall—
(1) encourage and facilitate agency use of alternative means of dispute resolution; and
(2) develop procedures that permit agencies to obtain the services of neutrals on an expedited basis.
**(d)** An agency may use the services of one or more employees of other agencies to serve as neutrals in dispute resolution proceedings. The agencies may enter into an interagency agreement that provides for the reimbursement by the user agency or the parties of the full or partial cost of the services of such an employee.
**(e)** Any agency may enter into a contract with any person for services as a neutral, or for training in connection with alternative means of dispute resolution. The parties in a dispute resolution proceeding shall agree on compensation for the neutral that is fair and reasonable to the Government.
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 575
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 574 of former Title 5, Executive Departments
and Government Officers and Employees, was trans-
ferred to section 2255 of Title 7, Agriculture.
Section 574a of former Title 5, Executive Depart-
ments and Government Officers and Employees, was
transferred to section 2226 of Title 7.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 574 was renumbered section 594 of this
title.
AMENDMENTS
1996—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 104–320, § 3(a), in intro-
ductory provisions struck out ‘‘any information con-
cerning’’ after ‘‘be required to disclose’’.
Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 104–320, § 3(b), amended par. (7)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (7) read as follows:
‘‘the dispute resolution communication was provided to
or was available to all parties to the dispute resolution
proceeding’’.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–320, § 3(c), designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 104–320, § 3(d), amended subsec. (j)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (j) read as fol-
lows: ‘‘This section shall not be considered a statute
specifically
exempting
disclosure
under
section
552(b)(3) of this title.’’
1992—Pub. L. 102–354 renumbered section 584 of this
title as this section.
§ 575. Authorization of arbitration
(a)(1) Arbitration may be used as an alter-
native means of dispute resolution whenever all
parties consent. Consent may be obtained either
before or after an issue in controversy has aris-
en. A party may agree to—
(A) submit only certain issues in con-
troversy to arbitration; or
(B) arbitration on the condition that the
award must be within a range of possible out-
comes.
(2) The arbitration agreement that sets forth
the subject matter
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