PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 647 Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2278). (b) EXCEPTIONS. — The amendment made by section 5601(a)(2)(B) shall take effect on October 1, 1997. CHAPTER 7—ERISA AMENDMENTS RELATING TO MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS SEC. 5611. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 303 OF THE PER- SONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY REC- ONCILIATION ACT OF 1996. (a) PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS FOR MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS.— Section 609(a)(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(3)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "except that, to the extent provided in the order, the name and mailing address of an official of a State or a political subdivision thereof may be substituted for the mailing address of any such alternate recipient,". (b) PAYMENT TO STATE OFFICIAL TREATED AS SATISFACTION OF PLAN'S OBLIGATION.—Section 609(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: " (9) PAYMENT TO STATE OFFICIAL TREATED AS SATISFACTION OF PLAN'S OBLIGATION TO MAKE PAYMENT TO ALTERNATE RECIPI- ENT.—Payment of benefits by a group health plan to an official of a State or a political subdivision thereof whose name and address have been substituted for the name and address of an alternate recipient in a qualified medical child support order, pursuant to paragraph (3)(A), shall be treated, for purposes of this title, as payment of benefits to the alternate recipient.". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 29 USC ii69 shall apply with respect to medical child support orders issued note. on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 5612. AMENDMENT RELATING TO SECTION 381 OF THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILI- ATION ACT OF 1996. (a) CLARIFICATION OF EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICES. — Section 609(a)(2)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "For purposes of tnis subparagraph, an administrative notice which is issued pursuant to an administrative process referred to in subclause (II) of the preceding sentence and which has the effect of an order described in clause (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be treated as such an order.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendment made by this section 29 USC 1169 shall be effective as if included in the enactment of section 381 note. of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2257). SEC. 5613. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 382 OF THE PER- SONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY REC- ONCILIATION ACT OF 1996. (a) ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT THAT ORDERS SPECIFY AFFECTED PLANS.— Section 609(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(3)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking **by the plan";
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