 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
                   SUBCHAPTER XIV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
                       Part E--Uniform Provisions
 
Sec. 8904. Required participation prohibited

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no State shall be 
required to participate in any program under the Goals 2000: Educate 
America Act [20 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.], or to have content standards or 
student performance standards approved or certified under such Act, in 
order to receive assistance under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title XIV, Sec. 14514, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title 
I, Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3907.)

                       References in Text

    The Goals 2000: Educate America Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 
103-227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 125 (except titles V and IX), as 
amended, which is classified principally to chapter 68 (Sec. 5801 et 
seq.) of this title (except subchapters V (Sec. 5931 et seq.) and IX 
(Sec. 6001 et seq.)). For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5801 of this title and 
Tables.
