; and (B) the authority to exercise authority over individuals who are released offenders of the State of Maryland. (b) Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (1) Continuation of Federal benefits for employees (A) Continuation Any individual who, as of the day before the date of the retrocession under section 102, is an employee of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia and who, on or after such date, is an employee of the office of the State of Maryland which provides the services described in paragraph (2) (or, if applicable, a jurisdiction of the State of Maryland which provides the services described in paragraph (2) in the territory ceded and relinquished to the State of Maryland pursuant to such retrocession) shall continue to be treated as an employee of the Federal Government for purposes of receiving benefits under any chapter of subpart G of part III of title 5, United States Code. (B) Responsibility for employer contribution The Federal Government shall be treated as the employing agency with respect to the benefits described in subparagraph (A) which are provided to an individual who, for purposes of receiving such benefits, is continued to be treated as an employee of the Federal Government under such paragraph. (2) Services described The services described in this paragraph are as follows: (A) Pretrial services with respect to individuals who are charged with an offense in the State of Maryland. (B) Supervision for individuals who are offenders on probation, parole, and supervised release pursuant to the laws of the State of Maryland. (C) Sex offender registration functions with respect to individuals who are sex offenders in the State of Maryland. 306. Employees of courts and court system (a) Continuation of Federal benefits for employees Any individual who is an employee of the courts or court system of the District of Columbia as of the day before the date of the retrocession under section 102 and who, pursuant to section 11–1726(b) or section