CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1—16)
- § 1. “Maritime transactions” and “commerce” defined; exceptions to operation of title
 - § 2. Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate
 - § 3. Stay of proceedings where issue therein referable to arbitration
 - § 4. Failure to arbitrate under agreement; petition to United States court having jurisdiction for order to compel arbitration; notice and service thereof; hearing and determination
 - § 5. Appointment of arbitrators or umpire
 - § 6. Application heard as motion
 - § 7. Witnesses before arbitrators; fees; compelling attendance
 - § 8. Proceedings begun by libel in admiralty and seizure of vessel or property
 - § 9. Award of arbitrators; confirmation; jurisdiction; procedure
 - § 10. Same; vacation; grounds; rehearing
 - § 11. Same; modification or correction; grounds; order
 - § 12. Notice of motions to vacate or modify; service; stay of proceedings
 - § 13. Papers filed with order on motions; judgment; docketing; force and effect; enforcement
 - § 14. Contracts not affected
 - § 15. Inapplicability of the Act of State doctrine
 - § 16. Appeals