TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Pension Reform
Title II: Protection of Rights of Former Spouses to Pension
Benefits Under Certain Government and
Government-Sponsored Retirement Programs
Title III: Reforms Related to 401(k) Plans
Title IV: Modifications of Joint and Survivor Annuity
Requirements
Title V: Spousal Consent Required for Distributions from
Section 401(k) Plans
Title VI: Women's Pension Toll-Free Phone Number
Title VII: Periodic Pension Benefits Statements
Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act of 1997 - Title I: Pension Reform - Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to apply specified integrated plan nondiscrimination rules to all accrued benefits.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code (Code) to repeal the permitted disparity provision with respect to simplified employee pension contributions.
(Sec. 102) Applies minimum coverage requirements to a separate line of business employer plan for qualified trust purposes. Establishes a single line of business special rule.
(Sec. 103) Sets forth provisions concerning the division of pension benefits upon divorce. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to set forth similar provisions.
(Sec. 104) Provides for the continued availability of certain remedies with respect to pre-1985 domestic relations orders.
(Sec. 105) Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate specified employee-annuitant requirements with respect to a divorced wife's annuity.
Title II: Protection of Rights of Former Spouses to Pension Benefits Under Certain Government and Government-Sponsored Retirement Programs - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and Federal law to provide for protection of former spouses to railroad and civil service pension benefits.
Title III: Reforms Related to 401(k) Plans - Applies a specified limitation on acquisition and holding of employer securities and real property to 401(k) plans.
Title IV: Modifications of Joint and Survivor Annuity Requirements - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Code to permit, with respect to specified plans, a qualified joint and two-thirds survivor annuity. Defines such an annuity.
Title V: Spousal Consent Required for Distributions from Section 401(k) Plans - Amends the Code to require spousal consent for 401(k) plan distributions.
Title VI: Women's Pension Toll-Free Phone Number - Directs the Secretary of Labor to provide for a women's pension toll-free telephone number. Authorizes appropriations.
Title VII: Periodic Pension Benefits Statements - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prescribe time periods for furnishing pension benefits statements.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E259-260)
Referred to House Ways and Means
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred to House Government Reform
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
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