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Title 29, LaborRelease 119-110

§1431 Assistance by Corporation

Title 29 › CHAPTER 18 — EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER III — PLAN TERMINATION INSURANCE › Subtitle E — Special Provisions for Multiemployer Plans › part 4 — financial assistance › § 1431

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

When a pension plan asks for financial help and the corporation finds the plan is or will be insolvent and cannot pay its basic benefits, the corporation must give enough money so the plan can pay those basic benefits. The corporation will set fair conditions to protect itself from unreasonable loss, and the plan must repay the help on reasonable terms that follow the corporation’s rules. While the corporation decides the final amount, it may give temporary funds to avoid serious hardship for people who get benefits from the plan.

Full Legal Text

Title 29, §1431

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(a)Authority; procedure applicable; amount
If, upon receipt of an application for financial assistance under section 1426(f) of this title or section 1441(d) of this title, the corporation verifies that the plan is or will be insolvent and unable to pay basic benefits when due, the corporation shall provide the plan financial assistance in an amount sufficient to enable the plan to pay basic benefits under the plan.
(b)Conditions; repayment terms
(1)Financial assistance shall be provided under such conditions as the corporation determines are equitable and are appropriate to prevent unreasonable loss to the corporation with respect to the plan.
(2)A plan which has received financial assistance shall repay the amount of such assistance to the corporation on reasonable terms consistent with regulations prescribed by the corporation.
(c)Assistance pending final determination of application
Pending determination of the amount described in subsection (a), the corporation may provide financial assistance in such amounts as it considers appropriate in order to avoid undue hardship to plan participants and beneficiaries.

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Effective Date

Part effective Sept. 26, 1980, except as specifically provided, see section 1461(e) of this title.

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Citation

29 U.S.C. § 1431

Title 29, Labor

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110