29 C.F.R. § 4041A.2 Definitions.
Title 29 - Labor
The following terms are defined in §4001.1 of this chapter: annuity, ERISA, insurer, IRS, mass withdrawal, multiemployer plan, nonforfeitable benefit, PBGC, plan, and plan year. In addition, for purposes of this part: Available resources means, for a plan year, available resources as described in section 4245(b)(3) of ERISA. Benefits subject to reduction means those benefits accrued under plan amendments (or plans) adopted after March 26, 1980, or under collective bargaining agreements entered into after March 26, 1980, that are not eligible for the PBGC's guarantee under section 4022A(b) of ERISA. Financial assistance means financial assistance from the PBGC under section 4261 of ERISA. Insolvency benefit level means the greater of the resource benefit level or the benefit level guaranteed by the PBGC for each participant and beneficiary in pay status. Insolvency year means insolvency year as described in section 4245(b)(4) of ERISA. Insolvent means that a plan is unable to pay benefits when due during the plan year. A plan terminated by mass withdrawal is not insolvent unless it has been amended to eliminate all benefits that are subject to reduction under section 4281(c) of ERISA, or, in the absence of an amendment, no benefits under the plan are subject to reduction under section 4281(c) of ERISA. Nonguaranteed benefits means those benefits that are eligible for the PBGC's guarantee under section 4022A(b) of ERISA, but exceed the guarantee limits under section 4022A(c). Resource benefit level means resource benefit level as described in section 4245(b)(2) of ERISA. [61 FR 34052, July 1, 1996; 61 FR 36626, July 12, 1996]
Title 29: Labor
PART 4041A—TERMINATION OF MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS
Subpart A—General Provisions
§ 4041A.2 Definitions.
