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PUBLIC LAW 98-21—APR. 20, 1983 97 STAT. 131 "(B) there will be (i) a comparison of such information on such individuals with information on such individuals in the records being used in the administration of this Act, (ii) validation of the results of such comparisons, and (iii) corrections in such records to accurately reflect the status of such individuals. "(2) Each State (or political subdivision thereof) which furnishes the Secretary with information on records of deaths in the State or subdivision under this subsection may be paid by the Secretary from amounts available for administration of this Act the reasonable costs (established by the Secretary in consultations with the States) for transcribing and transmitting such information to the Secretary. "(3) In the case of individuals with respect to whom federally funded benefits are provided by (or through) a Federal or State agency other than under this Act, the Secretary shall to the extent feasible provide such information through a cooperative arrange- ment with such agency, for ensuring proper payment of those benefits with respect to such individuals if— "(A) under such arrangement the agency provides reimburse- ment to the Secretary for the reasonable cost of carrying out such arrangement, and "(B) such arrangement does not conflict with the duties of the Secretary under paragraph (1). "(4) The Secretary may enter into similar agreements with States to provide information for their use in programs wholly funded by the States if the requirements of (r)(3)(A) and (r)(3)(B) are met. "(5) The Secretary may use or provide for the use of such records as may be corrected under this section, subject to such safeguards as the Secretary determines are necessary or appropriate to protect the information from unauthorized use or disclosure, for statistical and research activities conducted by Federal and State agencies. "(6) Information furnished to the Secretary under this subsection may not be used for any purpose other than the purpose described in this subsection and is exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and from the requirements of section 552a of such title. "(7) The Secretary shall include information on the status of the program established under this section and impediments to the effective implementation of the program in the 1984 report required under section 704 of the Act.". Cooperative arrangements with State or Federal agencies. Information protection. Information disclosure, exemption. 42 u s e 904. PUBUC PENSION OFFSET SEC. 337. (a) Subsections (bX4XA), (c)(2XA), (fX2XA), and (gX4)(A) of section 202 of the Social Security Act, and paragraph (7XA) of 42 use 402. section 202(e) of such Act (as redesignated by section 131(aX3XA) of this Act), are each amended— Ante, p. 92. (1) by striking out "by an amount equal to the amount of any monthly periodic benefit" and inserting in lieu thereof "by an amount equal to two-thirds of the amount of any monthly periodic benefit"; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The amount of the reduction in any benefit under this subpar- agraph, if not a multiple of $0.10, shall be rounded to the next higher multiple of $0.10.". Ob) The amendments made by subsection (a) of this section shall Effective date. apply only with respect to monthly insurance benefits payable 42 use 402 note. under title II of the Social Security Act to individuals who initially 42 use 401.