National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2005

Summary

National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require defined contribution plans to allow employees to divest employer stock and diversify their pension asset investments. Revises requirements relating to: (1) information to assist pension plan participants; (2) protection of plan participants; (3) pension plan funding and deductions; (4) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); (5) replacement of the interest rate of 30-year treasury securities for purposes of funding, PBGC premium rates, and calculating lump-sum distributions; (6) portability and distribution rules; (7) the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System; (8) spousal pension protection, including spousal consent for distributions from defined contribution plans and division of pension benefits upon divorce; (9) railroad retirement; (10) joint and survivor annuity benefits; and (11) compensation and pensions of Tax Court judges.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 31 January 2005

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 31 January 2005

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 31 January 2005

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