Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

9 U.S.C. § 304

Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions and awards; reciprocity

Arbitral decisions or awards made in the territory of a foreign State shall, on the basis of reciprocity, be recognized and enforced under this chapter only if that State has ratified or acceded to the Inter-American Convention.

Pub. L. 101–369, § 1104 Stat. 449(Added , , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 3 of Pub. L. 101–369section 301 of this titleSection effective upon the entry into force of the Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration of , with respect to the United States (), see , set out as a note under .