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US HR8660

To direct the Secretary of Labor to modify regulations to allow the use of performance benchmarks in the case of designated investment alternatives, and for other purposes.


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Introduced
10/23/2020
In Committee
10/23/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To direct the Secretary of Labor to modify regulations to allow the use of performance benchmarks in the case of designated investment alternatives, and for other purposes. 1

AI Summary

This bill directs the Secretary of Labor to modify regulations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to allow the use of performance benchmarks that are a blend of different broad-based securities market indices for designated investment alternatives that contain a mix of asset classes. The bill specifies that the blend must be reasonably representative of the asset class holdings, updated at least annually, provided to participants in an understandable manner, and each individual index must separately satisfy the regulatory requirements. The bill also requires the Secretary of Labor to deliver a report on the effectiveness of the benchmarking requirements by the end of 2021.

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Education

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 10/23/2020)

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