(a) The Board of Directors shall establish the policies of the Corporation and shall perform the other functions assigned to the Board of Directors in title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be composed of the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Commerce. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed by the Corporation for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the Board. A person at the time of a meeting of the Board of Directors who is serving as Secretary of Labor, Secretary of the Treasury or Secretary of Commerce in an acting capacity, shall serve as a member of the Board of Directors with the same authority and effect as the designated Secretary.
(b) The following powers are expressly reserved to the Board of Directors and shall not be delegated:
(1) Approval of all final substantive regulations prior to publication in the Federal Register, except for amendments to the regulations on Allocation of Assets in Single-employer Plans and Duties of Plan Sponsor Following Mass Withdrawal (parts 4044 and 4281 of this chapter) establishing new interest rates and factors, which may be approved by the Executive Director of the PBGC.
(2) Approval of all reports or recommendations to the Congress that are required by statute;
(3) Establishment from time to time of the Corporation's budget and debt ceiling up to the statutory limit;
(4) Determination from time to time of limits on advances to the revolving funds administered by the Corporation pursuant to
section 4005(a) of ERISA;
(5) Final decision on any policy matter that would materially affect the rights of a substantial number of employers or covered participants and beneficiaries.
(c) Final non-substantive regulations and all proposed regulations shall be approved by the Executive Director prior to publication in the Federal Register; provided that all proposed substantive regulations shall first be circulated for review to the Board of Directors or their designees, and may thereafter be issued by the Executive Director after responding to any comments made within 21 days after circulation of the proposed regulation, or, if no comments are received, after expiration of the 21-day period.
29 C.F.R. § 4002.3 — Meetings. · CFR 2007 annual edition (revised as of 2007-07-01) · https://pensionresource.website/EAMain?content=EAMain.Law&id=cfr29-4002.3&asof=1997-07-01 · printed Oct 16, 2026