{"data":{"id":"us/20-u.s.c.-2394","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 U.S.C. § 2394","heading":"Voluntary selection and participation","body":"No funds made available under this chapter shall be used—(1) to require any secondary school student to choose or pursue a specific career pathway or program of study; or (2) to mandate that any individual participate in a career and technical education program, including a career and technical education program that requires the attainment of a federally funded skill level, standard, or certificate of mastery.","path":["Title 20—EDUCATION","CHAPTER 44—CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc20@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:57:47Z","sha256":"54f186f37e64f8264fa6f1fa64989ac1e067b3d52989e33b973b8d4e33289ca9","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/20-u.s.c.-2393","next":"us/20-u.s.c.-2395"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}