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 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-912 persons entitled to such benefits or such persons' representative payee"; (5) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting after "section 232" the following: "and the ifunctions of the Social Security Administration in connection with the withholding of taxes from benefits as described in section 207(c)"; and (6) in paragraph (4), by inserting after the first sentence the following: "The Board of Trustees of such Trust Funds shall prescribe the method of determining the costs which should be borne by the general fund in the Treasury of carrying out the functions of the Social Security Administration in connection with the withholding of taxes from benefits, as described in section 207(c), pursuant to requests by persons entitled to such benefits or such persons' representative payee.". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to benefits paid on or after the first day of the second month beginning after the month in which this Act is enacted. SEC. 4006. OTHER AMENDMENTS. (a) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SECTION 6103 OF 1986 CODE.— (1) Subsection (j) of section 6103 of the 1986 Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(5) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.—Upon request in writing by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary shall furnish such returns, or return information reflected thereon, as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation to officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture whose official duties require access to such returns or information for the purpose of, but only to the extent necessary in, structuring, preparing, and conducting the census of agriculture pursuant to the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-113). ". (2) Paragraph (4) of section 6103(p) of the 1986 Code is amended by striking "(j)(l) or (2)" in the material preceding subparagraph (A) and in subparagraph (F) and inserting "(j)(l), (2), or (5)". (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to requests made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) AMENDMENT RELATED TO SECTION 9004 OF TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.— (1) Paragraph (2) of section 9503(f) of the 1986 Code is amended to read as follows: "(2) notwithstanding section 9602(b), obligations held by such Fund after September 30, 1998, shall be obligations of the United States which are not interest-bearing." (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 1998. (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) Clause (i) of section 51(d)(6)(B) of the 1986 Code is amended by striking "rehabilitation plan" and inserting "plan for employment". The reference to "plan for employment" in such clause shall be treated as including a reference to the rehabilitation plan referred to in such clause as in effect before the amendment made by the preceding sentence. (2) Paragraph (3) of section 56(a) of the 1986 Code is amended by striking "section 460(b)(2)" and inserting "section 42 USC 401 note. Applicability. 26 USC 6103 note. Effective date. 26 USC 9503 note. 26 USC 51 note.

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