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 104 STAT. 448 PUBLIC LAW 101-369—AUG. 15, 1990 Public Law 101-369 101st Congress An Act Aug. 15, 1990 To implement the Inter-American Convention on International Commercial [H.R. 4314] Arbitration. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 9, UNITED STATES CODE. Title 9, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "CHAPTER 3. INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION "Sec. "301. Enforcement of Convention. "302. Incorporation by reference. "303. Order to compel arbitration; appointment of arbitrators; locale. "304. Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions and awards; reciprocity. "305. Relationship between the Inter-American Convention and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of June 10, 1958. "306. Applicable rules of Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission. "307. Chapter 1; residual application. "§ 301. Enforcement of Convention "The Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration of January 30, 1975, shall be enforced in United States courts in accordance with this chapter. "§ 302. Incorporation by reference "Sections 202, 203, 204, 205, and 207 of this title shall apply to this chapter as if specifically set forth herein, except that for the purposes of this chapter 'the Convention' shall mean the Inter- American Convention. "§ 303. Order to compel arbitration; appointment of arbitrators; locale "(a) 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. The court may also appoint arbitrators in accordance with the provisions of the agreement. "0)) In the event the agreement does not make provision for the place of arbitration or the appointment of arbitrators, the court shall direct that the arbitration shall be held and the arbitrators be appointed in accordance with Article 3 of the Inter-American Convention.

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