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42 U.S.C. 300jj-11: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Created in 2009 by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Health and Human Services (3).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

201621st Century Cures Act

2009American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009added it

42 U.S.C. 300jj-11Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

The section as a wholerewritten

(a)Establishment

(b)Purposeadded to

(c)Duties of the National Coordinatoradded to

(d)Detail of Federal employees

(e)Chief Privacy Officer of the Office of the National Coordinator

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 9877Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026introduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (b), (c)

How it got here

2016

Pub. L. 114–255, §4003(e)(2)(C)(i), substituted "under section 300jj–12 of this title" for "under section 300jj–13 of this title". (21st Century Cures Act) Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 114–255, §4003(e)(2)(A)(i), substituted "HIT Advisory Committee" for "HIT Standards Committee". (21st Century Cures Act) Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 114–255, §4003(e)(2)(C)(ii), added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The National Coordinator shall be a leading member in the establishment and operations of the HIT Policy Committee and the HIT Standards Committee … (21st Century Cures Act) Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 114–255, §4003(e)(2)(A)(ii), which directed amendment of this section by substituting "HIT Advisory Committee" for "HIT Policy Committee and the HIT Standards Committee" wherever appearing, was executed to cl. (v) by making the substitution for "HIT Policy Committee, t… (21st Century Cures Act) Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 114–255, §4001(b), added subpar. (C). (21st Century Cures Act) Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 114–255, §4002(a), added subpars. (D) and (E). (21st Century Cures Act) Law text · (c), (E)
Pub. L. 114–255, §4003(e)(2)(A)(i), which directed amendment of this section by substituting "HIT Advisory Committee" for both "HIT Policy Committee" and "HIT Standards Committee" wherever appearing, but not within the term "HIT Policy Committee or the HIT Standards Committee", w… (21st Century Cures Act) Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 114–255, §4003(b), added par. (9). (21st Century Cures Act) Law text · (c)

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