legislation: 105-hr-4823
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| 105-hr-4823 | 105 | hr | 4823 | 21st Century Retirement Savings Act | Labor and Employment | 1998-10-13 | 1998-10-13 | Referred to House Education and the Workforce | House | Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] | AZ | R | K000306 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: New Employer Pension Plans Must Be 401(k) Plans and Not 403(b) or 457 Plans Title II: Safe Annuities and Trusts Title III: Enhanced Portability of Retirement Plans Title IV: Credit for Pension Plan Startup Costs of Small Employers Title V: Miscellaneous Improvements to Pension Plans 21st Century Retirement Savings Act - Title I: New Employer Pension Plans Must Be 401(k) Plans and Not 403(b) or 457 Plans - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require new State and local government and tax-exempt organization pension plans to be 401(k) plans. Title II: Safe Annuities and Trusts - Requires employers to establish SAFE annuities (a defined individual retirement annuity). Title III: Enhanced Portability of Retirement Plans - Permits specified rollovers. Makes other revisions concerning portability. Title IV: Credit for Pension Plan Startup Costs of Small Employers - Establishes a small employer pension plan cost startup credit. Title V: Miscellaneous Improvements to Pension Plans - Permits IRA "catch-up" contributions. Repeals the 25 percent limitation on defined contribution plans. Provides for faster vesting of employer matching contributions. Revises provisions concerning: (1) pension benefit statements; and (2) assignment and alienation. Sets penalties for pension plans failing to meet requirements. | 2025-08-21T16:11:29Z |