An Act to implement the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
PL 91-368 (S.3274), enacted 07/31/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-368-JULY 31, 1970 
Public Law 91-368 
[84 STAT. 
July 31, 1970 
^ ACT 
[S. 3274] 
To implement the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign 
' 
Arbitral Awards. 
Convention on 
the Recognition 
and Enforcement 
of Foreign Arbi-
tral Awards, 
Implementation. 
61 Stat. 670. 
9 use 2. 
65 Stat. 725; 
72 Stat. 348. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Co7igress asseinhled, That title 9, United 
States Code, is amended by adding: 
"Chapter 2.—CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND 
ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS 
"Sec. 
"201. Enforcement of Convention. 
''202. Agreement or award falling under the Convention. 
"203. Jurisdiction ; amount in controversy. 
"204. Venue. 
"205. Removal of cases from State courts. 
"206. Order to compel arbitration ; appointment of arbitrators. 
"207. Award of arbitrators ; confirmation ; jurisdiction ; proceeding. 
"208. Chapter 1; residual application. 
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§ 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. 
"§ 202. Agreement or award falling under the Convention 
"An arbitration agreement or arbitral award arising out of a legal 
relationship, whether contractual or not, Avhich is considered as com-
mercial, including a transaction, contract, or agreement described in 
section 2 of this title, falls under the Convention. An agreement or 
award arising out of such a relationship which is entirely between 
citizens of the United States shall be deemed not to fall under the 
Convention unless that relationship involves property located abroad, 
envisages performance or enforcement abroad, or has some other rea-
sonable relation with one or more foreign states. For the purpose of 
this section a corporation is a citizen of the LTnited States if it is 
incorporated or has its principal place of business in the United States. 
"§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) shall have original jurisdiction over such an 
action or proceeding, regardless of the amount in controversy. 
"§ 204. Venue 
"An action or proceeding over which the district courts have juris-
diction pursuant to section 203 of this title may be brought in any such 
court in w^hich save for the arbitration agreement an action or proceed-
ing 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. 
"§ 205. Removal of cases from State courts 
"Where the subject matter of an action or proceeding pending in a 
State court relates to an arbitration agreement or award falling under 
the Convention, the defendant or the defendants may, at any time 
before the trial thereof, remove such, action or proceeding to the 
district court of the United States for the district and division embrac-
ing the place where the action or proceeding is pending. The procedure 
for removal of causes otherwise provided by law shall apply, except 
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that the ground for removal provided in this section need not appear 
on the face of the complaint but may be shown in the petition for 
removal. For the purposes of Chapter 1 of this title any action or pro- 
ei stat. 67o. 
ceeding removed under this section shall be deemed to have been 
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brought in the district court to which it is removed. 
"§ 206. Order to compel arbitration; appointment of arbitrators 
"A court having jurisdiction under this chapter may direct that 
arbitration be held in accordance with the agreement at any place 
therein provided for, whether that place is within or without the 
United States. Such court may also appoint arbitrators in accordance 
with the provisions of the agreement. 
"§207. Award of arbitrators; confirmation; jurisdiction; pro-
ceeding 
"Within three years after an arbitral award falling under the Con-
vention is made, any party to the arbitration may apply to any court 
having jurisdiction under this chapter for an order confirming the 
award as against any other party to the arbitration. The court shall 
confirm the award unless it finds one of the grounds for refusal or 
deferral of recognition or enforcement of the award specified in the 
said Convention. 
*'§ 208. Chapter 1; residual application 
"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." 
SEC. 2. Title 9, United States Code, is further amended by inserting 
at the beginning : 
"Chapter 
Sec. 
1. General provisions 
1 
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2. Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral 
Awards 
201" 
SEC. 3. Sections 1 through 14 of title 9, United States Code, are desig-
nated "Chapter 1" and the following heading is added immediately 
preceding the analysis of sections 1 through 14: 
"Chapter 1.—GENERAL PROVISIONS" 
SEC. 4. This Act shall be effective upon the entry into force of the Effective date. 
Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral 
Awards with respect to the United States. 
Approved July 31, 1970. 
Public Law 91-369 
AN ACT 
July 31,1970 
To authorize the Public Printer to grant time off as compensation for overtime 
[H. R. 14453] 
worked by certain employees of the Government Printing Office, and for other 
purposesi 
Be Jt enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled. That section 305 of 
G.P.O. empioy-
title 44, United States Code, is amended— 
^^com ensator 
(1) by inserting " (a)" immediately before "The Public Printer time°'"^^"^^ '"^^ 
may employ journeymen"; and 
82 stat. 1240. 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(b) The Public Printer may grant an employee paid on an annual 
basis compensatory time off from duty instead of overtime pay for over-
time work." 
Approved July 31, 1970.