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29 U.S.C. 1052: Minimum participation standards

Created in 1974 by Public Law 93-406. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 29 U.S.C. 1002, 29 U.S.C. 1053, 29 U.S.C. 1054, 29 U.S.C. 1060, 29 U.S.C. 1061.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–328 added subsec. (c). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (c)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–239, §7861(a)(2), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 99–514. See 1986 Amendment note below. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–239, §7894(c)(2)(A), substituted "educational organization" for "educational institution". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–239, §7891(a)(1), 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. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–239, §7892(a), struck out comma after "specified age". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–239, §7894(c)(2)(B), substituted "a plan" for "the plan". · (b)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–514, as amended by Pub. L. 101–239, §7861(a)(2), substituted "2 years of service" for "3 years of service" in two places. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–509 substituted a period for "unless— · (a)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–397, §102(a), substituted "21" for "25" in subpar. (A)(i) and " '26' for '21' " for " '30' for '25' " in subpar. (B)(ii). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–397, §102(d)(1), amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: "In the case of an employee who does not have any nonforfeitable right to an accrued benefit derived from employer contributions, years of service with the employer or employers mai… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–397, §102(e)(1), added par. (5). · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.