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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§§ 1651 to 1675p
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 89–532, § 1, Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 344, provided:
‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as
the ‘Convention on the Settlement of Investment Dis-
putes Act of 1966’.’’
§ 1650a. Arbitration awards under the Conven-
tion
(a) Treaty rights; enforcement; full faith and
credit; nonapplication of Federal Arbitration
Act
An award of an arbitral tribunal rendered pur-
suant to chapter IV of the convention shall cre-
ate a right arising under a treaty of the United
States. The pecuniary obligations imposed by
such an award shall be enforced and shall be
given the same full faith and credit as if the
award were a final judgment of a court of gen-
eral jurisdiction of one of the several States.
The Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1 et seq.)
shall not apply to enforcement of awards ren-
dered pursuant to the convention.
(b) Jurisdiction; amount in controversy
The district courts of the United States (in-
cluding the courts enumerated in section 460 of
title 28) shall have exclusive jurisdiction over
actions and proceedings under subsection (a) of
this section, regardless of the amount in con-
troversy.
(Pub. L. 89–532, § 3, Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 344.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Chapter IV of the convention, referred to in subsec.
(a), contains the Arbitration provisions of the Conven-
tion on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between
States and Nationals of Other States, providing in Sec-
tion 1 (Art. 36) for Request for Arbitration, Section 2
(Arts. 37 to 40) for Constitution of the Tribunal, Section
3 (Arts. 41 to 47) for powers and functions of the tri-
bunal, Section 4 (Arts. 48, 49) for The A
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§§ 1651 to 1675p
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 89–532, § 1, Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 344, provided:
‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as
the ‘Convention on the Settlement of Investment Dis-
putes Act of 1966’.’’
§ 1650a. Arbitration awards under the Conven-
tion
(a) Treaty rights; enforcement; full faith and
credit; nonapplication of Federal Arbitration
Act
An award of an arbitral tribunal rendered pur-
suant to chapter IV of the convention shall cre-
ate a right arising under a treaty of the United
States. The pecuniary obligations imposed by
such an award shall be enforced and shall be
given the same full faith and credit as if the
award were a final judgment of a court of gen-
eral jurisdiction of one of the several States.
The Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1 et seq.)
shall not apply to enforcement of awards ren-
dered pursuant to the convention.
(b) Jurisdiction; amount in controversy
The district courts of the United States (in-
cluding the courts enumerated in section 460 of
title 28) shall have exclusive jurisdiction over
actions and proceedings under subsection (a) of
this section, regardless of the amount in con-
troversy.
(Pub. L. 89–532, § 3, Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 344.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Chapter IV of the convention, referred to in subsec.
(a), contains the Arbitration provisions of the Conven-
tion on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between
States and Nationals of Other States, providing in Sec-
tion 1 (Art. 36) for Request for Arbitration, Section 2
(Arts. 37 to 40) for Constitution of the Tribunal, Section
3 (Arts. 41 to 47) for powers and functions of the tri-
bunal, Section 4 (Arts. 48, 49) for The Award, Section 5
(Arts. 50 to 52) for interpretation, revision and annul-
ment of the award, and Section 6 (Arts. 53 to 55) for rec-
ognition and enforcement of the award.
The Federal Arbitration Act, referred to in subsec.
(a), is classified generally to Title 9, Arbitration.
CHAPTER 22—MUTUAL SECURITY
ASSISTANCE
SUBCHAPTER I—ORGANIZATION AND
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§§ 1651 to 1675p. Repealed. Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937,
title V, § 542(a)(9)–(11), 68 Stat. 861
Section 1651, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, § 2, 65 Stat. 373;
June 20, 1952, ch. 449, § 2, 66 Stat. 141. related to Con-
gressional declaration of purpose.
Section 1652, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V,
§ 501(a)–(d), 65 Stat. 377; June 20, 1952, ch. 449, § 7(b), 66
Stat. 143, related to uniform program for military, eco-
nomic, and technical assistance.
Section 1653, act Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 502, 65
Stat. 378, related to administration.
Section 1654, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 503,
65 Stat. 378; June 20, 1952, ch. 449, § 7(c), 66 Stat. 144, re-
lated to additional primary responsibilities of director.
Section 1655, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 504,
65 Stat. 379; June 20, 1952, ch. 449, § 7(d)–(f), 66 Stat. 144,
related to other agency personnel.
Section 1656, act Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 505, 65
Stat. 379, provided that powers of Secretary of State
shall be unaffected by this chapter. See section 2382 of
this title.
Section 1657, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 506,
65 Stat. 379; June 20, 1952, ch. 449, § 7(g), 66 Stat. 145, re-
lated to duties of Secretary of Defense. See section 2383
of this title.
Section 1658, act Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 507, 65
Stat. 380, related to coordination among representa-
tives overseas. See section 2382 of this title.
Section 1659, act Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 508, 65
Stat. 380, provided that other laws shall be unaffected
by this chapter.
Section 1660, act Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 509, 65
Stat. 380, related to detail of personnel to foreign gov-
ernments and international organizations. See sections
2387 and 2388 of this title.
Section 1661, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 510,
65 Stat. 381; Apr. 5, 1952, ch. 159, § 1, 66 Stat. 43, related
to loyalty and security investigation of employees.
Section 1662, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 511,
65 Stat. 381; June 20, 1952, ch. 449, § 7(h), 66 Stat. 145, re-
lated to eligibility of nations for assistance and cooper-
ative action requirements.
Section 1663, act Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 512, 65
Stat. 382, related to future appropriation authoriza-
tions.
Section 1664, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 513,
65 Stat. 382; June 20, 1952, ch. 449, § 7(i), 66 Stat. 145;
July 16, 1953, ch. 195, ch. VII, §§ 701(c), 706(b), 67 Stat.
155, 158, related to transferability of appropriations
under this chapter and special use of funds. See section
2360 of this title.
Section 1665, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 514,
65 Stat. 382; June 20, 1952, ch. 449, § 7(j), 66 Stat. 146;
July 16, 1953, ch. 195, ch. IV, § 402, 67 Stat. 154, related
to procurement and stimulation of production of stra-
tegic materials and appropriation.
Section 1666, act Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 515, 65
Stat. 382, related to protection of funds against attach-
ment.
Section 1667, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 516,
65 Stat. 382; June 20, 1952, ch. 449, § 7(k), 66 Stat. 146;
July 16, 1953, ch. 195, ch. VII, § 710(a)(1), (2), 67 Stat. 161,
related to encouragement of free enterprise and foreign
investment, cooperation by agencies and departments,
and reports. See section 2351 of this title.
Section 1668, act Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 518, 65
Stat. 383, related to patents and technical information.
See section 2356 of this title.
Section 1669, act Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 518, 65
Stat. 383, required the President to transmit reports to
Congress. See section 2394 of this title.
Section 1670, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 519,
65 Stat. 383; June 20, 1952, ch. 449, § 7(l), 66 Stat. 146, re-
lated to local currencies.
Section 1671, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 520,
65 Stat. 384; July 16, 1953, ch. 195, ch. VII, § 706(c), 67
Stat. 158, related to use of certain funds for investment
guaranties. See section 2351 of this title.
Section 1672, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 521,
65 Stat. 384; July 16, 1953, ch. 195, ch. VII, § 706(f)(1), 67
Stat. 158, related to use of funds for acquisition of col-
lective defense facilities and administrative expenses.
Section 1673, act Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 524, 65
Stat. 385, related to return of equipment and material
to United States and its disposition. See section 2355 of
this title.
Section 1674, act Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 529, 65
Stat. 386, related to termination of assistance by Presi-
dent. See section 2367 of this title.
Section 1675, acts Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 529,
65 Stat. 386; July 16, 1953, ch. VII, § 706(d), 67 Stat. 158,
related to expiration of program. See section 2367 of
this title.
Section 1675a, act Oct. 10, 1951, ch. 479, title V, § 532,
as added June 20, 1952, ch. 449, § 7(m), 66 Stat. 146, re-
lated to exemptions from contract, accounting and cer-
tain other laws. See section 2393 of this title.
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**(a) Treaty rights; enforcement; full faith and credit; nonapplication of Federal Arbitration Act** An award of an arbitral tribunal rendered pursuant to chapter IV of the convention shall create a right arising under a treaty of the United States. The pecuniary obligations imposed by such an award shall be enforced and shall be given the same full faith and credit as if the award were a final judgment of a court of general jurisdiction of one of the several States. The Federal Arbitration Act ([9 U.S.C. 1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title9-section1&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) shall not apply to enforcement of awards rendered pursuant to the convention.
**(b) Jurisdiction; amount in controversy** 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 exclusive jurisdiction over actions and proceedings under subsection (a) of this section, regardless of the amount in controversy.
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“Maritime transactions”, as herein defined, means charter parties, bills of lading of water carriers, agreements relating to wharfage, supplies furnished vessels or repairs to vessels, collisions, or any other matters in foreign commerce which, if the subject of controversy, would be embraced within admiralty jurisdiction; “commerce”, as herein defined, means commerce among the several States or with foreign nations, or in any Territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, or between any such Territory and another, or between any such Territory and any State or foreign nation, or between the District of Columbia and any State or Territory or foreign nation, but nothing herein contained shall apply to contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.
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TITLE 9—ARBITRATION
This title was enacted by act July 30, 1947, ch. 392, § 1, 61 Stat. 669
Chap.
Sec.
1.
General provisions ..............................
1
2.
Convention on the Recognition and
Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral
Awards ................................................
201
3.
Inter-American
Convention
on
International Commercial Arbi-
tration .................................................
301
4.
Arbitration of disputes involving
sexual assault and sexual harass-
ment ....................................................
401
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2022—Pub. L. 117–90, § 2(b)(3), Mar. 3, 2022, 136 Stat. 27,
added item for chapter 4.
1990—Pub. L. 101–369, § 2, Aug. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 450,
added item for chapter 3.
1970—Pub. L. 91–368, § 2, July 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 693,
added analysis of chapters.
TABLE
Showing where former sections of Title 9 and the laws
from which such former sections were derived, have
been incorporated in revised Title 9.
Title 9
Former
Sections
Statutes at Large
Title 9
New
Sections
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Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 213, § 1, 43 Stat. 883 ............
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Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 213, § 9, 43 Stat. 885 ............
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Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 213, § 10, 43 Stat. 885 ..........
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