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112 STAT. 668 PUBLIC LAW 105-200-^TULY 16, 1998 Deadline. (g) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE ENFORCE- 29 USC 1169 MENT OF QUALIFIED MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS. —Not later °° than 8 months after the issuance of the report to the Congress pursuant to subsection (a)(5), the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly submit to each House of the Congress a report containing recommendations for appropriate legislation to improve the effectiveness of, and enforcement of, qualified medical child support orders under the provisions of subsection (f) of this section and section 609(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)). (h) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. — (1) AMENDMENT RELATING TO PUBLIC LAW 104-266. — (A) IN GENERAL. —Subsection (f) of section 101 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021(f)) is repealed. 29 USC 1021 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by note. subparagraph (A) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Act entitled "An Act to repeal the Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank", approved October 2, 1996 (Public Law 104-226; 110 Stat. 3033). (2) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC LAW 103-66. — (A) IN GENERAL. — (i) Section 4301(c)(4)(A) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103- 29 USC 1144. 66; 107 Stat. 377) is amended by striking "subsection (b)(7)(D)" and inserting "subsection (b)(7)". (ii) Section 514(b)(7) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144(b)(7)) is amended by striking "enforced by" and inserting "they apply to". (iii) Section 609(a)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking "enforces" and inserting "is made pursuant to". (B) CHILD DEFINED. —Section 609(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(D) CHILD. —The term 'child' includes any child adopted by, or placed for adoption with, a participant of a group health plan. ". 29 USC 1144 (C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by note. subparagraph (A) shall be effective as if included in the enactment of section 4301(c)(4)(A) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. (3) AMENDMENT RELATED TO PUBLIC LAW 105-33.— (A) IN GENERAL.— Section 609(a)(9) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(9)) is amended by striking "the name and address" and inserting "the address". 29 USC 1169 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendment made by note. subparagraph (A) shall be effective as if included in the enactment of section 5611(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. SEC. 402. SAFEGUARD OF NEW EMPLOYEE INFORMATION. (a) PENALTY FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, DISCLOSURE, OR USE OF iNFORMATiON.^^ection 453(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(1)) is amended— (1) by striking "Information" and inserting the following: