I'm not too sure of the proper russian name for this type of agency, but basically they are government legislated institutions that collect information about wages and such in the US and theb release it to other governmental agencies for various purposes and as needed(to provide income statement when applying for Federal Housing, for example).

g) State Wage Information Collection Agency(SWICA) means the State agency administering the State unemployment compensation law, any agencyadministering a quarterly wage reporting system, or a State agency administering an alternative systemwhich has been determined by the Secretary of Labor,in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to be as effective and timely in providing employment related income and eligibility data as the two just mentioned agencies."SOURCE: Added by P.L. 19-22:2.§41102. Designation as State Wage Information and Collection Agency (SWICA). The Department ofRevenue and Taxation shall be the State WageInformation and Collection Agency (SWICA) as required bythe Act. The SWICA shall comply with all the requirements found in the Act; all of the federal regulations concerningState Wage Information Agencies as adopted by the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S.Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of

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