,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #beaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ai1 #bjad ,mr4  
,h>k9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,alex&]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,employee         
,retirem5t ,income ,security ,act (     
#aigd to cl>ify ! def9ition ( sub/antial
 cessation ( op]ations4  #a4            
,sub/antial cessation ( op]ations  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,subsection 7e7 ( section #djfb
 ( ! ,employee ,retirem5t ,income       
,security ,act ( #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#acfb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+         
,op]ations4--,if an employ] & ins]t+    
8,op]ations4--  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if an    
employ]  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#b7 ,sub/antial cessation (   
op]ations ,an employ] %all n be treat$ z
 hav+ a cessation describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a7 unless-- 7,a7 all op]ations at a   
facility 9 a location are ceas$1 &-- 7i7
 su* cessation is reasonably expect$ to 

be p]man5t2  7ii7 no portion ( su*      
op]ations is mov$ to ano!r facility at a
 diff]5t location2  7iii7 no portion (  
su* op]ations is assum$ by or o!rwise   
transf]r$ to ano!r employ]2 &  7iv7 no  
o!r op]ations are reasonably expect$ to 
be ma9ta9$ at su* facility2 &  7,b7 z a 
result ( ! cessation describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,a71 m ?an #bj p]c5t ( !   
employees ( ! employ] h a t]m9ation (   
employm5t t is reasonably expect$ to be 
p]man5t4  ,= purposes ( subp>agraph     
7,b71 all employees treat$ z employ$ by 
a s+le employ] "u sections #baj 7c7 &   
7d7 %all be treat$ z employees ( !      
employ]4  4  7b7 ,direction to !        
corporation ,! ,p5sion ,b5efit ,gu>anty 
,corporation %all n take any en=cem5t1  
adm9i/rative1 or o!r action pursuant to 
section #djfb7;e7 ( ! ,employee         
,retirem5t ,income ,security ,act (     
#aigd t is inconsi/5t ) subp>agraph 7,a7
 ( section #djfb7;e77#b7 ( su* ,act1 z  
add$ by subsection 7a71 )\t reg>d to    
:e!r ! action relates to a cessation or 

o!r ev5t t occurs be=e or aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 unless su* action  
is 9 connection ) a settlem5t agreem5t 9
 place be=e ,june #a1 #bjad4