Title 29, LaborRelease 119-102
§1323 Plan Fiduciaries
Title 29 › CHAPTER 18 — EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER III — PLAN TERMINATION INSURANCE › Subtitle B — Coverage › § 1323
Summary
Managers of plans covered by the related rule aren’t breaking their duties when they do, or don’t do, something this part of the law requires.
Full Legal Text
Title 29, §1323
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a fiduciary of a plan to which section 1321 of this title applies is not in violation of the fiduciary’s duties as a result of any act or of any withholding of action required by this subchapter.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–406, known as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Titles I, III, and IV of such Act are classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 1001 of the title and Tables.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1323, Pub. L. 93–406, title IV, § 4023, Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 1019, related to contingent liability coverage, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–364, title I, § 107, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1267.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Sept. 26, 1980, except as specifically provided, see section 1461(e) of this title.
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Citation
29 U.S.C. § 1323
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102