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PUBLIC LAW 104-193—AUG. 22, 1996 110 STAT. 2257 (1) of section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b))" after "law enforcement officials". Native (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. — Subsection (c) of section 428 Americans. (42 U.S.C. 628) is amended to read as follows: "(c) For purposes of this section, the terms 'Indian tribe' and 'tribal organization' shall have the meanings given such terms by subsections (e) and (1) of section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b), respectively.". Subtitle H—Medical Support SEC. 381. CORRECTION TO ERISA DEFINITION OF MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT ORDER. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 609(a)(2)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(2)(B)) is amended— (1) by striking "issued by a court of competent jurisdiction"; (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting a comma; and (3) by adding, after and below clause (ii), the following: "if such judgment, decree, or order (I) is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or (II) is issued through an administrative process established under State law and has the force and effect of law under applicable State law.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.- — 29 USC ii69 (1) IN GENERAL.— The amendments made by this section note. shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) PLAN AMENDMENTS NOT REQUIRED UNTIL JANUARY i, 1997. —Any amendment to a plan required to be made by an amendment made by this section shall not be required to be made before the 1st plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1997, if— (A) during the period after the date before the date of the enactment of this Act and before such 1st plan year, the plan is operated in accordance with the requirements of the amendments made by this section; and (B) such plan amendment applies retroactively to the period after the date before the date of the enactment of this Act and before such 1st plan year. A plan shall not be treated as failing to be operated in accordance with the provisions of the plan merely because it operates in accordance with this paragraph. SEC. 382. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS FOR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 315, 317, 323, 365, 369, 372, and 373 of this Act, is amended by inserting after paragraph (18) the following new paragraph: "(19) HEALTH CARE COVERAGE.—Procedures under which all child support orders enforced pursuant to this part shall include a provision for the health care coverage of the child, and in the case in which a noncustodial parent provides such coverage and changes employment, and the new employer provides health care coverage, the State agency shall transfer notice of the provision to the employer, wWch notice shall