110 STAT. 2204 PUBLIC LAW 104-193—AUG. 22, 1996 Act of 1996), the State share for the fiscal year shall be an amount equal to the State share in fiscal year 1995. " (e) GAP PAYMENTS NOT SUBJECT TO DISTRIBUTION UNDER THIS SECTION. —At State option, this section shall not apply to any amount collected on behalf of a family as support by the State (and paid to the family in addition to the amount of assistance otherwise payable to the family) pursuant to a plan approved under this part if such amount would have been paid to the family by the State under section 402(a)(28), as in effect and applied on the day before the date of the enactment of section 302 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. For purposes of subsection (d), the State share of such amount paid to the family shall be considered amounts which could be retained by the State if such payments were reported by the State as part of the State share of amounts collected in fiscal year 1995. ". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) Section 464(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 664(a)(1)) is amended by striking "section 457(b)(4) or (d)(3)" and inserting "section 457". (2) Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended— (A) in paragraph (11)— (i) by striking "(11)" and inserting "(IIXA)"; and (ii) by inserting after the semicolon "and"; and (B) by redesignating paragraph (12) as subparagraph (B) of paragraph (11). 42 USC 657 note. (c) EFFECTIVE DATES.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall be effective on October 1, 1996, or earlier at the State's opticm. (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —The amendments made by subsection (b)(2) shall become effective on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 303. PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS. (a) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.— Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by section 301(b) of this Act, is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (24); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (25) and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding after paragraph (25) the following new paragraph: "(26) will have in effect safeguards, applicable to all confidential information handled by the State agency, that are designed to protect the privacy rights of the parties, including— "(A) safeguards against unauthorized use or disclosure of information relating to proceedings or actions to establish paternity, or to establish or enforce support; "(B) prohibitions against the release of information on the whereabouts of 1 party to smother party against whom a protective order with respect to the former party has been entered; and "(C) prohibitions against the release of information on the whereabouts of 1 party to another party if the State has reason to believe that the release of the information may result in physical or emotional harm to the former party.".
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