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§1304a Sponsor education and assistance

Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 18— - EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - PLAN TERMINATION INSURANCE › Subtitle Subtitle A— - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation › § 1304a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

"CSEC plan" is defined in section 1060(f)(1). The Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate created by section 1304 must be available to help CSEC plan sponsors and participants. Providing that help is part of the Advocate's duties and is done under the Board of Directors' general supervision in section 1304(b).

Full Legal Text

Title 29, §1304a

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(a)In this section, the term “CSEC plan” has the meaning given that term in subsection (f)(1) of section 1060 of this title.
(b)The Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate established under section 1304 of this title shall make itself available to assist CSEC plan sponsors and participants as part of the duties it performs under the general supervision of the Board of Directors under section 1304(b) of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act, and not as part of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable to years beginning after Dec. 31, 2013, see section 3 of Pub. L. 113–97, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2014 Amendment note under section 401 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Reference

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Citation

29 U.S.C. § 1304a

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73