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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 580. Arbitration awards
(a)(1) Unless the agency provides otherwise by rule, the award in
an arbitration proceeding under this subchapter shall include a
brief, informal discussion of the factual and legal basis for the
award, but formal findings of fact or conclusions of law shall not
be required.
(2) The prevailing parties shall file the award with all relevant
agencies, along with proof of service on all parties.
(b) The award in an arbitration proceeding shall become final 30
days after it is served on all parties. Any agency that is a party
to the proceeding may extend this 30-day period for an additional
30-day period by serving a notice of such extension on all other
parties before the end of the first 30-day period.
(c) A final award is binding on the parties to the arbitration
proceeding, and may be enforced pursuant to sections 9 through 13
of title 9. No action brought to enforce such an award shall be
dismissed nor shall relief therein be denied on the grounds that it
is against the United States or that the United States is an
indispensable party.
(d) An award entered under this subchapter in an arbitration
proceeding may not serve as an estoppel in any other proceeding for
any issue that was resolved in the proceeding. Such an award also
may not be used as precedent or otherwise be considered in any
factually unrelated proceeding, whether conducted under this
subchapter, by an agency, or in a court, or in any other
arbitration proceeding.
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