Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§300a–8 Penalty for United States, Etc., Officer or Employee Coercing or Endeavoring to Coerce Procedure Upon Beneficiary of Federal Program
Title 42 › Chapter 6A— PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter VIII— POPULATION RESEARCH AND VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS › § 300a–8
Summary
It covers three kinds of people. First, people who work for the federal government. Second, people who work for a State, a city or county, or any other group that runs or oversees a program that gets federal money. Third, anyone who is paid by a program that gets federal money to provide services.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §300a–8
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any—
(1)officer or employee of the United States,
(2)officer or employee of any State, political subdivision of a State, or any other entity, which administers or supervises the administration of any program receiving Federal financial assistance, or
(3)person who receives, under any program receiving Federal financial assistance, compensation for services,
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Family Planning and Population Research Act of 1975, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1975, see section 608 of Pub. L. 94–63, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1975 Amendment note under section 247b of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
42 U.S.C. § 300a–8
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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