; and (2) any record containing a reference that is expunged. (b) Law enforcement purposes The Attorney General shall maintain a nonpublic index of the records described under subsection (a) containing, for each such record, only the name of, and alphanumeric identifiers that relate to, the individual who is the subject of such record, the word expunged , and the name of the person, agency, office, or department that has custody of the expunged record, and shall not name the offense committed. The index shall be made available only to an entity to which records may be made available under subsection (d) or to any Federal or State law enforcement agency that has custody of such records. (c) Authorized disclosures (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), any record described in subsection (a) pertaining to an individual may be made available only— (A) to a Federal or State court or Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency, in the case of a criminal investigation or prosecution of an individual or in conducting a background check on an individual who has applied for employment by such court or agency