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S 2598 116th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Labor Employee benefits and pensions Executive agency funding and structure Financial services and investments Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation User charges and fees

Pension Stability Act

Introduced: October 15, 2019 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Oct 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5798)
Oct 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pension Stability Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish user fees for qualified professional asset managers (QPAMs) who have been convicted of a crime and apply for an individual exemption (known as a QPAM waiver) to the prohibited transaction rules under requirements for certain private benefit plans.

The fees

  • apply to large regulated banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, and federally registered investment advisors who are QPAMs;
  • must be at least $1 million per application for an individual exemption; and
  • increase based on the severity of the crime and the number of prior applications for individual exemptions.

Labor must transfer the amounts collected from the user fees to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to assist in guaranteeing benefits under pension plans.

What's happening now October 15, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5798)

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