Sec. 3006. VOLUNTARY APPLICATION AND USE OF ADOPTED STANDARDS AND IMPLEMENTATION SPECIFICATIONS BY PRIVATE ENTITIES

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## SEC. 3006 VOLUNTARY APPLICATION AND USE OF ADOPTED STANDARDS AND IMPLEMENTATION SPECIFICATIONS BY PRIVATE ENTITIES **[**300jj–16**]** ###

(a)In General Except as provided under section 13112 of the HITECH Act, 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 3004; 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 subtitle 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 3004 with respect to activities not related to the contract.