Title 29, LaborRelease 119-102
§1309 Portability Assistance
Title 29 › CHAPTER 18 — EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER III — PLAN TERMINATION INSURANCE › Subtitle A — Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation › § 1309
Summary
The corporation must advise people about opening deductible retirement accounts under section 219 of title 26 and about rolling over their interest from a qualified plan when they leave employment.
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Title 29, §1309
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The corporation shall provide advice and assistance to individuals with respect to evaluating the economic desirability of establishing individual retirement accounts or other forms of individual retirement savings for which a deduction is allowable under section 219 of title 26 and with respect to evaluating the desirability, in particular cases, of transferring amounts representing an employee’s interest in a qualified plan to such an account upon the employee’s separation from service with an employer.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1989—Pub. L. 101–239 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1989 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 101–239 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99–514, to which such amendment relates, see section 7891(f) of Pub. L. 101–239, set out as a note under section 1002 of this title.
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Citation
29 U.S.C. § 1309
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102