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Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023
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H. R. 3063 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 251

118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3063

[Report No. 118–311]


To amend the Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 2, 2023

Mr. Lucas (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Foster, and Mr. Barr) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

December 12, 2023

Additional sponsors: Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Flood, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Trone, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Morelle, and Ms. Pettersen

December 12, 2023

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 2, 2023]

A BILL

To amend the Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2023”.

SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF 403(b) PLANS.

(a) Amendments to the Investment Company Act of 1940.—Section 3(c)(11) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(11)) is amended to read as follows:

“(11) Any—

“(A) employee’s stock bonus, pension, or profit-sharing trust which meets the requirements for qualification under section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

“(B) custodial account meeting the requirements of section 403(b)(7) of such Code;

“(C) governmental plan described in section 3(a)(2)(C) of the Securities Act of 1933;

“(D) collective trust fund maintained by a bank consisting solely of assets of one or more—

“(i) trusts described in subparagraph (A);

“(ii) government plans described in subparagraph (C);

“(iii) church plans, companies, or accounts that are excluded from the definition of an investment company under paragraph (14) of this subsection; or

“(iv) plans which meet the requirements of section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986—

“(I) if—

“(aa) such plan is subject to title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.);

“(bb) any employer making such plan available agrees to serve as a fiduciary for the plan with respect to the selection of the plan’s investments among which participants can choose; or

“(cc) such plan is a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d) of such Code); and

“(II) if the employer, a fiduciary of the plan, or another person acting on behalf of the employer reviews and approves each investment described under subclause (I)(bb) prior to the investment being offered to participants in the plan; or

“(E) separate account the assets of which are derived solely from—

“(i) contributions under pension or profit-sharing plans which meet the requirements of section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the requirements for deduction of the employer’s contribution under section 404(a)(2) of such Code;

“(ii) contributions under governmental plans in connection with which interests, participations, or securities are exempted from the registration provisions of section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 by section 3(a)(2)(C) of such Act;

“(iii) advances made by an insurance company in connection with the operation of such separate account; and

“(iv) contributions to a plan described in subparagraph (D)(iv).”.

(b) Amendments to the Securities Act of 1933.—Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(2)) is amended—

(1) by striking “or (D)” and inserting “(D) a plan which meets the requirements of section 403(b) of such Code (i) if (I) such plan is subject to title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), (II) any employer making such plan available agrees to serve as a fiduciary for the plan with respect to the selection of the plan’s investments among which participants can choose, or (III) such plan is a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d) of such Code), and (ii) if the employer, a fiduciary of the plan, or another person acting on behalf of the employer reviews and approves each investment described under clause (i)(II) prior to the investment being offered to participants in the plan, or (E)”;

(2) by striking “(C), or (D)” and inserting “(C), (D), or (E)”; and

(3) by striking “(iii) which is a plan funded” and inserting “(iii) in the case of a plan not described in subparagraph (D), which is a plan funded”.

(c) Amendments to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.—Section 3(a)(12)(C) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(12)(C)) is amended—

(1) by striking “or (iv)” and inserting “(iv) a plan which meets the requirements of section 403(b) of such Code (I) if (aa) such plan is subject to title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), (bb) any employer making such plan available agrees to serve as a fiduciary for the plan with respect to the selection of the plan’s investments among which participants can choose, or (cc) such plan is a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d) of such Code), and (II) if the employer, a fiduciary of the plan, or another person acting on behalf of the employer reviews and approves each investment described under subclause (I)(bb) prior to the investment being offered to participants in the plan, or (v)”;

(2) by striking “(ii), or (iii)” and inserting “(ii), (iii), or (iv)”; and

(3) by striking “(II) is a plan funded” and inserting “(II) in the case of a plan not described in clause (iv), is a plan funded”.

Union Calendar No. 251

118th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 3063
[Report No. 118–311]
A BILL
To amend the Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans, and for other purposes.
December 12, 2023
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed