§ 9502. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 31USC9502]
TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
SUBTITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER 95--GOVERNMENT PENSION PLAN PROTECTION
Sec. 9502. Definitions
In this chapter--
(1) ``Government pension plan''--
(A) means a pension, annuity, retirement, or similar plan
(except a plan covered under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) or a plan or
program financed by contributions required under chapter 21 or
22 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.,
3201 et seq.)) established or maintained by an agency, for any
of its officers or employees, regardless of the number of
participants covered by the plan; and
(B) includes--
(i) the Civil Service Retirement System.
(ii) the Coast Guard Retirement System.
(iii) the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health
Service Retirement System.
(iv) the Farm Credit District Retirement Plans.
(v) the Federal Home Loan Bank Board Retirement Systems.
(vi) the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Plan.
(vii) the Federal Reserve Employees Retirement Plans.
(viii) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability
System.
(ix) judicial plans.
(x) the Military Retirement System.
(xi) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Retirement System.
(xii) nonappropriated fund plans.
(xiii) the Tennessee Valley Authority Retirement System.
(2) ``plan year'' means the calendar, policy, or fiscal year
chosen by the Government pension plan on which the records of the
plan are kept.
(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1050; Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 2,
Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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9502(1).............................. 31:68c. Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, 64 Stat. 832,
Secs. 123, 124; added Nov. 4, 1978,
Pub. L. 95-595, Sec. 1, 92 Stat. 2542.
9502(2).............................. 31:68d.
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In clause (1), before subclause (A), the word ``Federal'' is omitted
as unnecessary. In subclause (A), the words ``whether or not such plan
is an employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(2)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [29 U.S.C.
1002(2)]'' are omitted as surplus. The words ``an agency'' are
substituted for ``Government of the United States, or any agency or
instrumentality thereof'' because of section 101 of the revised title.
In subclause (B), before subclause (i), the words ``but is not limited
to'' are omitted as surplus. The text of 31:68c(b)(words before colon)
is omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement.
In clause (2), 31:68d(1st sentence) is omitted as executed. The
definition in 31:68d(last sentence) is made applicable to the chapter
for clarity because the defined term is used in 9503(a)(1)(B) of the
revised title.
References in Text
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, referred to in
par. (1)(A), is Pub. L. 93-406, Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 829, as amended,
which is classified principally to chapter 18 (Sec. 1001 et seq.) of
Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 29 and Tables.
Amendments
1986--Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 99-514 substituted ``Internal Revenue
Code of 1986'' for ``Internal Revenue Code of 1954''.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the
Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of
Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d),
552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of
Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified,
set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
