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9 U.S.C. § 208 — Application
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Chapter 1 applies to actions and proceedings brought under this chapter to the extent that chapter is not in conflict with this chapter or the Convention as ratified by the United States. This chapter applies to the extent that this chapter is not in conflict with chapter 4.
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Chapter 1 applies to actions and proceedings brought under this chapter to the extent that chapter is not in conflict with this chapter or the Convention as ratified by the United States. This chapter applies to the extent that this chapter is not in conflict with chapter 4.
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The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of June 10, 1958, shall be enforced in United States courts in accordance with this chapter.
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In this chapter:
(1) **Predispute arbitration agreement.—** — The term “predispute arbitration agreement” means any agreement to arbitrate a dispute that had not yet arisen at the time of the making of the agreement.
(2) **Predispute joint-action waiver.—** — The term “predispute joint-action waiver” means an agreement, whether or not part of a predispute arbitration agreement, that would prohibit, or waive the right of, one of the parties to the agreement to participate in a joint, class, or collective action in a judicial, arbitral, administrative, or other forum, concerning a dispute that has not yet arisen at the time of the making of the agreement.
(3) **Sexual assault dispute.—** — The term “sexual assault dispute” means a dispute involving a nonconsensual sexual act or sexual contact, as such terms are defined in [section 2246 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2246&num=0&edition=prelim) or similar applicable Tribal or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.
(4) **Sexual harassment dispute.—** — The term “sexual harassment dispute” means a dispute relating to conduct that is alleged to constitute sexual harassment under applicable Federal, Tribal, or State law.
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TITLE 9—ARBITRATION
§ 203
Arbitral Awards with respect to the United States
(Dec. 29, 1970), see section 4 of Pub. L. 91–368, set out as
a note under section 201 of this title.
§ 203. Jurisdiction; amount in controversy
An action or proceeding falling under the Con-
vention shall be deemed to arise under the laws
and treaties of the United States. The district
courts of the United States (including the courts
enumerated in section 460 of title 28) shall have
original jurisdiction over such an action or pro-
ceeding, regardless of the amount in con-
troversy.
(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
(Dec. 29, 1970), see section 4 of Pub. L. 91–368, set out as
a note under section 201 of this title.
§ 204. Venue
An action or proceeding over which the dis-
trict courts have jurisdiction pursuant to sec-
tion 203 of this title may be brought in any such
court in which save for the arbitration agree-
ment an action or proceeding with respect to
the controversy between the parties could be
brought, or in such court for the district and di-
vision which embraces the place designated in
the agreement as the place of arbitration if such
place is within the United States.
(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
(Dec. 29, 1970), see section 4 of Pub. L. 91–368, set out as
a note under section 201
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