HR 1866 · 101th Congress · Labor and Employment

Retiree Health Benefits and Pension Preservation Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-04-13· Sponsored by Rep. Chandler, Rod D. [R-WA-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.(1989-05-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Retiree Health Benefits and Pension Preservation Act of 1989 - Title I: Expansion of Post-Retirement Health Care and Long-Term Care Benefits Which May be Provided by Pension Plans - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow pension plans to provide long-term care benefits for retired employees and their families. Includes among these benefits the costs of medically necessary non-emergency diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or personal care services. Requires that a medical expense benefits account and a long-term care expense benefits account be established for each employee. Permits the treatment of any pension plan as a profit-sharing plan if the employer contributes to accounts funding retiree medical and long-term care benefits. Amends the IRC and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to allow the transfer of surplus pension plan assets without plan termination if: (1) the amount withdrawn does not exceed the excess of 125 percent of current plan liability; (2) notice is given to the Secretary of the Treasury and to plan participants; and (3) the amount is immediately transferred to an account for retiree medical benefits. Incr…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

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1 Democrat