5 U.S.C. § 577 : GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES — THE AGENCIES GENERALLY — ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE — ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS — Arbitrators TEXT PDF (a) The parties to an arbitration proceeding shall be entitled to participate in the selection of the arbitrator. (b) The arbitrator shall be a neutral who meets the criteria of section 573 of this title. 5 U.S.C. § 577 Added Pub. L. 101-552, §4(b), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2742, §587; renumbered §577 and amended Pub. L. 102-354, §3(b)(2), (3), Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 944, 945. EDITORIAL NOTES AMENDMENTS1992- Pub. L. 102-354, §3(b)(2), renumbered section 587 of this title as this section.Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-354, §3(b)(3), substituted "section 573" for "section 583".