42 U.S.C. § 300jj–16
Voluntary application and use of adopted standards and implementation specifications by private entities
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 300jj–16, Voluntary application and use of adopted standards and implementation specifications by private entities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/476757
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Except as provided under section 13112 of the HITECH Act [42 U.S.C. 17902], nothing in such Act or in the amendments made by such Act shall be construed—
Nothing in this part shall be construed to require that a private entity that enters into a contract with the Federal Government apply or use the standards and implementation specifications adopted under section 300jj–14 of this title with respect to activities not related to the contract.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009