HR 6335 · 114th Congress · Taxation
Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2016
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2016-11-16)
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Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the nondiscrimination requirements for certain defined benefit retirement plans that limit participation or certain features to a closed class, such as individuals who were hired before a certain date. (Under current law, the plans may not discriminate in favor of highly compensated employees and must meet minimum participation requirements.) The bill applies only to a defined benefit plan that: (1) closed before September 21, 2016; or (2) was in effect for at least five years when it closed and did not substantially increase the coverage or value of the benefits, rights, or features for the closed class during the five-year period before it closed, except as the result of certain business acquisitions or mergers. Such a plan meets the nondiscrimination requirements if it: (1) satisfies certain testing rules for the year that the class closes and the two succeeding plan years, and (2) is not amended in a discriminatory manner after the class is closed. A defined contribution plan that offers additional contributions or benefits to a closed class whose benefits under a defined benefit p…
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