39-51-501. State-federal cooperation. (1) In the administration of this chapter, the department shall:
     (a) cooperate to the fullest extent consistent with the provisions of this chapter with the secretary of labor, pursuant to the provisions of the Social Security Act, as amended;
     (b) make reports in a form and containing the information that the secretary of labor may require and shall comply with the provisions that the secretary of labor may find necessary to ensure the correctness and verification of the reports; and
     (c) comply with the regulations prescribed by the secretary of labor governing the expenditures of the sums that are allotted and paid to this state under Title III of the Social Security Act (now Subchapter III), as amended, for the purpose of assisting in the administration of this chapter.
     (2) The department shall cooperate with the secretary of labor in the administration of any act of congress establishing unemployment insurance benefits or similar benefits for federal employees and veterans or ex-service personnel of the armed forces of the United States and shall do so in a manner considered advisable and expedient in order to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
     (3) The department is authorized to perform any acts, including the execution of agreements and contracts that may be required under and pursuant to any act passed by the congress of the United States, authorizing the extension of unemployment insurance benefits by federal law if the department in its discretion considers it advisable to perform such acts.
     (4) Upon request, the department shall furnish to any agency of the United States charged with the administration of public works or assistance through public employment the name, address, ordinary occupation, and employment status of each recipient of benefits and the recipient's rights to further benefits under this chapter.

     History: En. Subd. (i), Sec. 11, Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 171, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 156, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 368, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 87-128; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 57, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 349, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 169, Ch. 42, L. 1997.