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29 U.S.C. § 1321

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United States · Title 29 — LABOR · Status: effective

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29 U.S.C. § 1321, Coverage, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/466267
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Except as provided in subsection (b), this subchapter applies to any plan (including a successor plan) which, for a plan year— is an employee pension benefit plan (as defined in paragraph (2) of section 1002 of this title) established or maintained— This section does not apply to any plan— For purposes of this paragraph and for purposes of subsection (b)(13)— For purposes of subsection (b)(9), the term “substantial owner” means an individual who, at any time during the 60-month period ending on the date the determination is being made—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 93-406(H.R. 2)1974-09-02
    Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-364(H.R. 3904)1980-09-26
    An act to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to improve retirement income security under private multiemployer pension plans by strengthening the funding requirements for those plans, to authorize plan preservation measures for financially troubled multiemployer pension plans, and to revise the manner in which the pension plan termination insurance provisions apply to multiemployer plans, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-239(H.R. 3299)1989-12-19
    Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 87–7
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-280(H.R. 4)2006-08-17
    Pension Protection Act of 2006
    House: 279–131Senate: 93–5
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-458(H.R. 7327)2008-12-23
    Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally