42 U.S.C. § 300jj–16

Voluntary application and use of adopted standards and implementation specifications by private entities

(a) In general

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—

(1)

to require a private entity to adopt or comply with a standard or implementation specification adopted under section 300jj–14 of this title ; or

(2)

to provide a Federal agency authority, other than the authority such agency may have under other provisions of law, to require a private entity to comply with such a standard or implementation specification.

(b) Rule of construction

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.

( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title XXX, § 3006, as added Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title XIII, § 13101 , Feb. 17, 2009 , 123 Stat. 241 .)