,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aade ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ab1 #bjac ,mr4 ,isakson 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,scott1 and ,mr4 ,nelson7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,employee ,retirement ,income ,security ,act of #aigd to require a lifetime income disclosure4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,lifetime ,income ,disclosure ,act4 #b4 ,disclosure regarding lifetime income 7a7 ,in general ,subparagraph 7,b7 of section #aje7;a77#b7 of the ,employee ,retirement ,income ,security ,act of #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbe7;a77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking diversification4 and inserting diversification1 and2 and 7#c7 by inserting at the end the following3 7iii7 the lifetime income disclosure described in subparagraph 7,d77i74 ,in the case of pension benefit statements described in clause 7i7 of paragraph 7#a77;,a71 a lifetime income disclosure under clause 7iii7 of this subparagraph shall only be required to be included in one pension benefit statement during any one #ab-month period4 4 7b7 ,lifetime income ,paragraph 7#b7 of section #aje7;a7 of such ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbe7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,d7 ,lifetime income disclosure 7i7 ,in general 7,i7 ,disclosure ,a lifetime income disclosure shall set forth the lifetime income stream equivalent of the total benefits accrued with respect to the participant or beneficiary4 7,,ii7 ,lifetime income stream equivalent of the total benefits accrued ,for purposes of this subparagraph1 the term lifetime income stream equivalent of the total benefits accrued means the amount of monthly payments the participant or beneficiary would receive if the total accrued benefits of such participant or beneficiary were used to provide lifetime income streams described in subclause 7,,iii71 based on assumptions specified in rules prescribed by the ,secretary4 7,,iii7 ,lifetime income streams ,the lifetime income streams described in this subclause are a qualified joint and survivor annuity 7as defined in section #bje7;d771 based on assumptions specified in rules prescribed by the ,secretary1 including the assumption that the participant or beneficiary has a spouse of equal age1 and a single life annuity4 ,such lifetime income streams may have a term certain or other features to the extent permitted under rules prescribed by the ,secretary4 7ii7 ,model disclosure ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of the ,lifetime ,income ,disclosure ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue a model lifetime income disclosure1 written in a manner so as to be understood by the average plan participant1 that-- 7,i7 explains that the lifetime income stream equivalent is only provided as an illustration2 7,,ii7 explains that the actual payments under the lifetime income stream described in clause 7i77,,iii7 that may be purchased with the total benefits accrued will depend on numerous factors and may vary substantially from the lifetime income stream equivalent in the disclosures2 7,,iii7 explains the assumptions upon which the lifetime income stream equivalent was determined2 and 7,,iv7 provides such other similar explanations as the ,secretary considers appropriate4 7iii7 ,assumptions and rules ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of the ,lifetime ,income ,disclosure ,act1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,i7 prescribe assumptions that administrators of individual account plans may use in converting total accrued benefits into lifetime income stream equivalents for purposes of this subparagraph2 and 7,,ii7 issue interim final rules under clause 7i74 ,in prescribing assumptions under subclause 7,i71 the ,secretary may prescribe a single set of specific assumptions 7in which case the ,secretary may issue tables or factors that facilitate such conversions71 or ranges of permissible assumptions4 ,to the extent that an accrued benefit is or may be invested in a lifetime income stream described in clause 7i77,,iii71 the assumptions prescribed under subclause 7,i7 shall1 to the extent appropriate1 permit administrators of individual account plans to use the amounts payable under such lifetime income stream as a lifetime income stream equivalent4 7iv7 ,limitation on liability ,no plan fiduciary1 plan sponsor1 or other person shall have any liability under this title solely by reason of the provision of lifetime income stream equivalents which are derived in accordance with the assumptions and rules described in clause 7iii7 and which include the explanations contained in the model lifetime income disclosure described in clause 7ii74 ,this clause shall apply without regard to whether the provision of such lifetime income stream equivalent is required by subparagraph 7,b77iii74 7v7 ,effective date ,the requirement in subparagraph 7,b77iii7 shall apply to pension benefit statements furnished more than #ab months after the latest of the issuance by the ,secretary of-- 7,i7 interim final rules under clause 7i72 7,,ii7 the model disclosure under clause 7ii72 or 7,,iii7 the assumptions under clause 7iii74 4