PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS.

SEC. 303. PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS. (a) State Plan Requirement.—Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by section 301(b) of this Act, is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (24); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (25) and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding after paragraph (25) the following new paragraph: “(26) will have in effect safeguards, applicable to all confidential information handled by the State agency, that are designed to protect the privacy rights of the parties, including— “(A) safeguards against unauthorized use or disclosure of information relating to proceedings or actions to establish paternity, or to establish or enforce support; “(B) prohibitions against the release of information on the whereabouts of 1 party to another party against whom a protective order with respect to the former party has been entered; and “(C) prohibitions against the release of information on the whereabouts of 1 party to another party if the State has reason to believe that the release of the information may result in physical or emotional harm to the former party.” . (b) [42 U.S.C. 654 note] Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall become effective on October 1, 1997.