Employee Pension Portability and Accountability Act of 1998

Employee Pension Portability and Accountability Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to retirement savings, to: (1) require an employer, upon request from an employee, to withhold retirement savings from wages; (2) provide a credit to eligible small employers for pension plan start-up costs; (3) permit an employer to establish a Secure Money Annuity or Retirement (SMART) Trust (as defined); (4) provide for faster vesting of employer matching contributions under a plan including an accrued benefit derived from such contributions; (5) require spousal pension right-to- know provisions; (6) require one-percent employer contributions under the alternative method of meeting nondiscrimination requirements for 401(k) plans; (7) redefine the term highly compensated employee; and (8) revise multiemployer plan provisions with respect to the special limitation rule, the exemption for survivor and disability benefits, the full funding limitation, valuation, and partial termination rules.