---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 17901"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "17901"
heading: "Coordination of Federal activities with adopted standards and implementation specifications"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/17901"
units:
  - "Chapter 156 — Health Information Technology"
  - "Subchapter I — Application and Use of Adopted Health Information Technology Standards; Reports"
---

# §17901. Coordination of Federal activities with adopted standards and implementation specifications

- (a) **Spending on health information technology systems—** As each [agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) (as defined by the [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Health and Human Services) implements, acquires, or upgrades health information technology systems used for the direct exchange of individually identifiable health information between [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) and with non-Federal entities, it shall utilize, where available, health information technology systems and products that meet standards and implementation specifications adopted under [section 300jj–14 of this title](/usc/42/300jj–14.md), as added by section 13101.[^1]
- (b) **Federal information collection activities—** With respect to a standard or implementation specification adopted under [section 300jj–14 of this title](/usc/42/300jj–14.md), as added by [section 13101](/usc/42/13101.md), the President shall take measures to ensure that Federal activities involving the broad collection and submission of health information are consistent with such standard or implementation specification, respectively, within three years after the date of such adoption.
- (c) **Application of definitions—** The definitions contained in [section 300jj of this title](/usc/42/300jj.md), as added by section 13101,[^1] shall apply for purposes of this subchapter.

## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title XIII, § 13111, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 242.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 13101, referred to in text, means section 13101 of div. A of Pub. L. 111–5.