,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ad1 #bjai,mr4    
,portman 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 & ,mrs4
 ,fis*]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 & ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf
 ) respect to p>ticipant votes on !     
susp5sion ( b5efits "u multiemploy]     
plans 9 critical & decl9+ /atus4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,p5sion ,acc\ntability ,act 4  #b4      
,b5efit susp5sions = multiemploy] plans 
9 critical & decl9+ /atus  7a7 ,,erisa  
am5dm5ts ,section #cje7;e77#i77;,h7 ( ! 
,employee ,retirem5t ,income ,security  
,act ( #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4             
#ajhe7;e77#i77;,h77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9  
clause 7ii7--  7,a7 by /rik+ ,except z  
provid$ 9 clause 7v71 ! & ins]t+ ,!2 &  
7,b7 by /rik+ a majority ( all          
p>ticipants & b5efici>ies ( ! plan &    

ins]t+ 1 ( ! p>ticipants & b5efici>ies (
 ! plan :o ca/ a vote1 a majority2  7#b7
 by /rik+ clause 7v72  7#c7 by          
r$esignat+ clause 7vi7 z clause 7v72 &  
7#d7 9 clause 7v71 z s r$esignat$--     
7,a7 by /rik+ 7or foll[+ a det]m9ation  
"u clause 7v7 t ! plan is a sy/emically 
important plan72 &  7,b7 by /rik+ 7or1 9
 ! case ( a susp5sion t goes into effect
 "u clause 7v71 at a "t suffici5t to    
all[ ! implem5tation ( ! susp5sion prior
 to ! end ( ! #ij-;day p]iod describ$ 9 
clause 7v77,i774  7b7 ,,irc am5dm5ts    
,section #dcb7;e77#i77;,h7 ( ! ,int]nal 
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 clause 7ii7--  7,a7 by /rik+ ,except z 
provid$ 9 clause 7v71 ! & ins]t+ ,!2 &  
7,b7 by /rik+ a majority ( all          
p>ticipants & b5efici>ies ( ! plan &    
ins]t+ 1 ( ! p>ticipants & b5efici>ies (
 ! plan :o ca/ a vote1 a majority2  7#b7
 by /rik+ clause 7v72  7#c7 by          
r$esignat+ clause 7vi7 z clause 7v72 &  
7#d7 9 clause 7v71 z s r$esignat$--     
7,a7 by /rik+ 7or foll[+ a det]m9ation  

"u clause 7v7 t ! plan is a sy/emically 
important plan72 &  7,b7 by /rik+ 7or1 9
 ! case ( a susp5sion t goes into effect
 "u clause 7v71 at a "t suffici5t to    
all[ ! implem5tation ( ! susp5sion prior
 to ! end ( ! #ij-;day p]iod describ$ 9 
clause 7v77,i774  7c7 ,effective date ,!
 am5dm5ts made by subsections 7a7 & 7b7 
%all apply to any vote on ! susp5sion ( 
b5efits "u section #cje7;e77#i77;,h7 ( !
 ,employee ,retirem5t ,income ,security 
,act ( #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4             
#ajhe7;e77#i77;,h77 & section           
#dcb7;e77#i77;,h7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue  
,code ( #aihf t occurs aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4