HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(C)  IF THE INDIVIDUAL DISCLOSES THAT HE OWES CHILD
SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS, AND IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS ELIGIBLE FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SHALL NOTIFY THE STATE OR LOCAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY WHICH IS ENFORCING THE OBLIGATIONS THAT THE
INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS.

(D)  THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL DEDUCT AND WITHHOLD
FROM ANY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFIT OTHERWISE PAYABLE TO
AN INDIVIDUAL THE GREATER OF:

(1)  THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED BY THE INDIVIDUAL TO
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO BE DEDUCTED AND WITHHELD FOR
PURPOSES OF SATISFYING THE CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS;

(2)  THE AMOUNT, IF ANY, DETERMINED PURSUANT TO
AN AGREEMENT SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNDER
SECTION 454(20)(B)(I) OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT; OR

(3)  ANY AMOUNT OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO BE SO
DEDUCTED AND WITHHELD THROUGH LEGAL PROCESS AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 462(E) OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

(E)  THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL PAY ANY AMOUNT
DEDUCTED AND WITHHELD UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THE
APPROPRIATE STATE OR LOCAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, ANY AMOUNT DEDUCTED AND
WITHHELD UNDER SUBSECTION (D) SHALL BE TREATED AS IF IT WERE
PAID TO THE INDIVIDUAL AS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS.

(F)  THE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL
REIMBURSE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS INCURRED UNDER THIS SECTION WHICH ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO
CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS BEING ENFORCED BY THE CHILD
SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the
provisions of this. Act shall be construed in a manner
consistent with the provisions of Section 303(e) of the
Federal Social Security Act, as amended, in order to assure
that Maryland's Unemployment Insurance Law may be approved
and certified by the U.S. Secretary of Labor.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any
provision of this Act or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason, the
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or any
other application of this Act which can be given effect
without the invalid provisions or application, and to this
end all the provisions of this Act are declared to be
severable.