FEDERAL · 29 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER I—PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS

Administration

29 U.S.C. § 1137
Title29Labor
SubtitleB
ChapterSUBCHAPTER I—PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS
Partpart 5—administration and enforcement

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29 U.S.C. § 1137.

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(a)Subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5 (relating to administrative procedure), shall be applicable to this subchapter.
(b)Omitted.
(c)No employee of the Department of Labor or the Department of the Treasury shall administer or enforce this subchapter or title 26 with respect to any employee benefit plan under which he is a participant or beneficiary, any employee organization of which he is a member, or any employer organization in which he has an interest. This subsection does not apply to an employee benefit plan which covers only employees of the United States.

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History

(Pub. L. 93–406, title I, §507, Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 894; Pub. L. 101–239, title VII, §7891(a), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2445.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification
Subsec. (b) of this section amended section 5108 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments
1989—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–239 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954", which for purposes of codification was translated as "title 26" thus requiring no change in text.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1989 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–239 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99–514, to which such amendment relates, see section 7891(f) of Pub. L. 101–239, set out as a note under section 1002 of this title.

Regulations
Secretary authorized, effective Sept. 2, 1974, to promulgate regulations wherever provisions of this subchapter call for the promulgation of regulations, see section 1031 of this title.

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