ERISA § 4220 (29 U.S.C. § 1400)

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Approval of amendments

USC 2013 ed., current through 2014-01-16 · superseded Jan 6, 2017 · last amended by Pub. L. 96-364

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(a) Amendment of covered multiemployer plan; procedures applicable Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if an amendment to a multiemployer plan authorized by any preceding section of this part is adopted more than 36 months after the effective date of this section, the amendment shall be effective only if the corporation approves the amendment, or, within 90 days after the corporation receives notice and a copy of the amendment from the plan sponsor, fails to disapprove the amendment.

(b) Amendment respecting methods for computing withdrawal liability An amendment permitted by section 1391(c)(5) of this title may be adopted only in accordance with that section.

(c) Criteria for disapproval by corporation The corporation shall disapprove an amendment referred to in subsection (a) or (b) of this section only if the corporation determines that the amendment creates an unreasonable risk of loss to plan participants and beneficiaries or to the corporation.

Source credit, amendments & notes

(Pub. L. 93–406, title IV, §4220, as added Pub. L. 96–364, title I, §104(2), Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1239.)

References in Text

For the effective date of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), see 1461(e)(2) of this title.

ERISA § 4220 (29 U.S.C. § 1400) — Approval of amendments · USC 2013 ed., current through 2014-01-16 · https://pensionresource.website/EAMain?content=EAMain.Law&id=usc29-1400&asof=1995-01-04 · printed Oct 16, 2026

Cited by (code & regs)

29 C.F.R. § 4220.1 Purpose and scope.
29 C.F.R. § 4220.3 Requests for PBGC approval.

PBGC Regulations

29 C.F.R. § 4220.1 Purpose and scope.
29 C.F.R. § 4220.2 Definitions.
29 C.F.R. § 4220.3 Requests for PBGC approval.

Guidance addressing this section

PBGC

Opinion Letters

PBGC Op. Ltr. 2000-1 Jan 27, 2000 — Withdrawal liability (a)(c)

Also cited in 2 other documents

PBGC

Final Rules

90 FR 39320 Aug 15, 2025 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements

Proposed Rules

90 FR 6894Proposed Jan 21, 2025 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements Comments due Mar 24, 2025

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Effective	Through	Source	Amended by
Jan 4, 1995	Jan 5, 2017	USC 2013 ed., current through 2014-01-16 run 13	Pub. L. 96-364	View
Jan 6, 2017	current	USC 2024 ed., current through 2025-01-06 run 1	Pub. L. 96-364	View · Redline (sign in)

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