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 PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR, 7, 1986

100 STAT. 297

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT,—Section 470 of such Act is 42 USC 670. amended by striking out "foster care and adoption assistance" and inserting in lieu thereof "foster care, adoption assistance, and transitional independent living programs".

Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Unemployment Compensation SEC. 12401. RECOVERY OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT OVERPAYMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Section 303(a)(5) of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting before "; and" at the end thereof the following: ": Provided further, That amounts may be deducted from unemployment benefits and used to repay overpayments as provided in subsection (g)". (2) Section 303 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g)(1) A State may deduct from unemployment benefits otherwise payable to an individual an amount equal to any overpayment made to such individual under an unemployment benefit program of the United States or of any other State, and not previously recovered. The amount so deducted shall be paid to the jurisdiction under whose program such overpayment was made. Any such deduction shall be made only in accordance with the same procedures relating to notice and opportunity for a hearing as apply to the recovery of overpayments of regular unemployment compensation paid by such State. "(2) Any State may enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Labor under which— "(A) the State agrees to recover from unemployment benefits otherwise payable to an individual by such State any overpayments made under an unemployment benefit program of the United States to such individual and not previously recovered, in accordance with paragraph (1), and to pay such amounts recovered to the United States for credit to the appropriate account, and "(B) the United States agrees to allow the State to recover from unemployment benefits otherwise payable to an individual under an unemployment benefit program of the United States any overpayments made by such State to such individual under a State unemployment benefit program and not previously recovered, in accordance with the same procedures as apply under paragraph (1). "(3) For purposes of this subsection, 'unemployment benefits' means unemployment compensation, trade adjustment allowances, and other unemployment assistance,". Oa) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended— (A) by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (B); (B) by adding "and" at the end of subparagraph (C); and (C) by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(D) amounts may be deducted from unemployment benefits and used to repay overpayments as provided in section 303(g) of the Social Security Act;". (2) Section 3306(f) of such Code is amended—

42 USC 503.

State and local governments.

26 USC 3304.

26 USC 3306.

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