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S 2152 98th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Employee benefit plans Excise tax Investments Pension funds Taxation

Retiree Protection Act of 1983

Introduced: November 18, 1983 See on congress.gov
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To President
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Nov 18, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Nov 18, 1983
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pension Plan Investment Enforcement Act of 1983 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to impose upon employee benefit plan fiduciaries the duty to avoid selecting an investment for the purpose of advancing political or social goals if such investment can be reasonably expected to yield a financial return less than other available investments.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to 1954 to declare employee benefit plans ineligible as qualified trusts for tax purposes if it is possible under such plans to: (1) conduct investments other than in the interest of plan participants and beneficiaries; or (2) select investments for purposes of advancing political or social goals if such investments can be reasonably expected to yield financial returns less than other available investments.

Amends both the Act and the Code to establish procedures by which a person aggrieved by a determination of either the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of the Treasury regarding an exemption from the prohibition on certain fiduciary transactions may bring a civil action in Federal district court for declaratory or injunctive relief against such Secretary. Authorizes award of all costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing complainant in such an action.

Provides for punitive damages for each breach of fiduciary duty. Establishes maximum criminal fines and prison terms for violations of this Act.

What's happening now November 18, 1983

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

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