,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,kaine introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf and the ,employee       
,retirement ,income ,security ,act of   
#aigd to provide for periodic automatic 
reenrollment under qualified automatic  
contribution arrangements1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,auto ,reenroll ,act
 of #bjbb4  #b4 ,automatic reenrollment 
under qualified automatic contribution  
arrangements and eligible automatic     
contribution arrangements  7a7          
,qualified automatic contribution       
arrangements  7#a7 ,in general ,section 
#dja7k77#ac77;,c7 of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
clause3  7v7 ,periodic automatic        

deferral required for post-#bjbd        
arrangements ,in the case of a qualified
 automatic contribution arrangement     
which takes effect after ,december #ca1 
#bjbd1 the requirements of this         
subparagraph shall be treated as met    
only if1 under the arrangement1 at least
 every #c plan years each employee--    
7,i7 who is eligible to participate in  
the arrangement1 and  7,,ii7 who1 at the
 time of the determination1 has in      
effect an affirmative election pursuant 
to clause 7ii7 not to have contributions
 described in clause 7i7 made1  is      
treated as having made the election     
described in clause 7i7 unless the      
employee makes a new affirmative        
election under clause 7ii74 ,such       
determination may be made at one time   
for all employees described in the      
preceding sentence for a plan year1     
regardless of individual employee dates 
of enrollment4  4  7#b7 ,conforming     
amendments ,clause 7iv7 of section      
#dja7k77#ac77;,c7 of such ,code is      

amended-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by       
inserting for pre-#bjbe arrangements    
after required2 and  7,b7 by striking   
,clause 7i7 and inserting ,in the case  
of a qualified automatic contribution   
arrangement in effect before ,january   
#a1 #bjbe1 clause 7i74  7b7 ,eligible   
automatic contribution arrangements     
,section #dad7w77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended--    
7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7
 through 7,c7 as clauses 7i7 through    
7iii71 respectively1 and moving the     
margins of such clauses #b ems to the   
right2  7#b7 by striking                
arrangement4--,for purposes of and      
inserting the following3 8arrangement4--
  7,a7 ,in general ,for purposes of  2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following new subparagraph3  7,b7       
,periodic automatic deferral required   
,in the case of an eligible automatic   
contribution arrangement taking effect  
after ,december #ca1 #bjbd1 the         
requirements of this subsection shall be

 treated as met only if1 under the      
arrangement1 at least every #c plan     
years each employee-- 7i7 who is        
eligible to participate in the          
arrangement1 and  7ii7 who1 at the time 
of the determination1 has in effect an  
affirmative election pursuant to        
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 not to have       
contributions described in such         
subparagraph made1  is treated as having
 made the election at the uniform       
percentage level described in           
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 unless the        
employee makes a new election under such
 subparagraph4 ,such determination may  
be made at one time for all employees   
described in the preceding sentence for 
a plan year1 regardless of individual   
employee dates of enrollment4  4  7c7   
,conforming amendment ,section          
#ead7;e77#b7 of the ,employee           
,retirement ,income ,security ,act of   
#aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aadd7;e77#b77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 as      

clauses 7i7 through 7iii71 respectively1
 and moving the margins of such clauses 
#b ems to the right2  7#b7 by striking  
7#b7 ,for purposes of and inserting     
7#b77;,a7 ,for purposes of2 and  7#c7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7,b7 
,in the case of an eligible automatic   
contribution arrangement taking effect  
after ,december #ca1 #bjbd1 the         
requirements of subparagraph 7,a77ii7   
shall be treated as met only if1 under  
the arrangement1 at least every #c plan 
years each employee-- 7i7 who is        
eligible to participate in the          
arrangement2 and  7ii7 who1 at the time 
of the determination1 has in effect an  
affirmative election pursuant to        
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 not to have       
contributions described in such         
subparagraph made1  is treated as having
 made the election at the uniform       
percentage of compensation described in 
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 unless the        
employee makes a new election under such
 subparagraph4 ,such determination may  

be made at one time for all employees   
described in the preceding sentence for 
a plan year1 regardless of individual   
employee dates of enrollment4  4  7d7   
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to arrangements
 taking effect after ,december #ca1     
#bjbd4