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

9 - 2 CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS (§§ 201 to 208) 9 - 2 - 1 Enforcement of Convention 9 - 2 - 2 Agreement or award falling under the Convention 9 - 2 - 3  Jurisdiction; amount in controversy 9 - 2 - 4 Venue 9 - 2 - 5 Removal of cases from State courts 9 - 2 - 6  Order to compel arbitration; appointment of arbitrators 9 - 2 - 7 Award of arbitrators; confirmation; jurisdiction; proceeding 9 - 2 - 8 Chapter 1; residual application

9 - 3 INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION (§§ 301 to 307) 9 - 3 - 1  Enforcement of Convention 9 - 3 - 2 Incorporation by reference 9 - 3 - 3 Order to compel arbitration; appointment of arbitrators; locale 9 - 3 - 4 Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions and awards; reciprocity 9 - 3 - 5  Relationship between the Inter-American Convention and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of June 10, 1958 9 - 3 - 6 Applicable rules of Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission 9 - 3 - 7  Chapter 1; residual application