§1143a — Title 29 Labor | U.S. Code

§1143a Studies by Comptroller General

Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 18— - EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS › Subtitle Subtitle B— - Regulatory Provisions › Part part 5— - administration and enforcement › § 1143a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Comptroller General can study employee benefit plans when any Member of Congress asks. He can study the plans and how they affect employees, plan participants, and beneficiaries. He and his authorized staff may inspect and copy records or other information held by plan administrators, sponsors, employers, or service providers if they find it relevant. Key terms are defined in section 1002. The rule took effect on April 7, 1986.

Title 29, §1143a

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(1)The Comptroller General of the United States may, pursuant to the request of any Member of Congress, study employee benefit plans, including the effects of such plans on employees, participants, and their beneficiaries.

(2)For the purpose of conducting studies under this section, the Comptroller General, or any of his duly authorized representatives, shall have access to and the right to examine and copy any books, documents, papers, records, or other recorded information—

(A)within the possession or control of the administrator, sponsor, or employer of and persons providing services to any employee benefit plan, and

(B)which the Comptroller General or his representative finds, in his own judgment, pertinent to such study.

(3)For purposes of this section, the terms “employee benefit plan”, “participant”, “administrator”, “beneficiary”, “plan sponsor”, “employee”, and “employer” are defined in section 1002 of this title.

(4)The preceding provisions of this section shall be effective on April 7, 1986.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Single-Employer Pension Plan

Amendments

Act of 1986, and also as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, and not as part of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter.

§1143a Studies by Comptroller General

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