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9 U.S.C. § 203 — Jurisdiction; amount in controversy

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9 U.S.C. § 203 — Jurisdiction; amount in controversy

An action or proceeding falling under the Convention 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section460&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall have original jurisdiction over such an action or proceeding, regardless of the amount in controversy.

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An action or proceeding falling under the Convention 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section460&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall have original jurisdiction over such an action or proceeding, regardless of the amount in controversy.

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28 U.S.C. § 460 — Application to other courts

**(a)** Sections 452 through 459 and section 462 of this chapter shall also apply to the United States Court of Federal Claims, to each court created by Act of Congress in a territory which is invested with any jurisdiction of a district court of the United States, and to the judges thereof. **(b)** The official duty station of each judge referred to in subsection (a) which is not otherwise established by law shall be that place where the court holds regular sessions at or near which the judge performs a substantial portion of his judicial work, which is nearest the place where he maintains his actual abode in which he customarily lives.

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9 U.S.C. § 201 — Enforcement of Convention

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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9 U.S.C. § 204 — Venue

An action or proceeding over which the district courts have jurisdiction pursuant to [section 203 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title9-section203&num=0&edition=prelim) may be brought in any such court in which save for the arbitration agreement an action or proceeding with respect to the controversy between the parties could be brought, or in such court for the district and division which embraces the place designated in the agreement as the place of arbitration if such place is within the United States.

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9 U.S.C. § 203 — Jurisdiction; amount in controversy

Page 6 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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