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title: "5 U.S.C. § 578"
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title_number: 5
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# 5 U.S.C. § 578 - Authority of the arbitrator
## Text
An arbitrator to whom a dispute is referred under this subchapter may—
(1) regulate the course of and conduct arbitral hearings;
(2) administer oaths and affirmations;
(3) compel the attendance of witnesses and production of evidence at the hearing under the provisions of section 7 of title 9 only to the extent the agency involved is otherwise authorized by law to do so; and
(4) make awards.
(Added Pub. L. 101552, § 4(b), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2742, § 588; renumbered § 578, Pub. L. 102354, § 3(b)(2), Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 944.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1992—Pub. L. 102354 renumbered section 588 of this title as this section.