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title: "42 U.S.C. § 300b2"
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 300b2 - Voluntary participation by individuals
## Text
The participation by any individual in any program or portion thereof under this part shall be wholly voluntary and shall not be a prerequisite to eligibility for or receipt of any other service or assistance from, or to participation in, any other program.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XI, § 1103, as added Pub. L. 94278, title IV, § 403(a), Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 408.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 300b2, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XI, § 1103, as added May 16, 1972, Pub. L. 92294, § 3(c), 86 Stat. 138; amended Aug. 29, 1972, Pub. L. 92414, § 4(3), 86 Stat. 652, was identical to this section, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94278, title IV, § 403(a), Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 407.