Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

29 U.S.C. § 1367

Recovery of liability for plan termination

The corporation is authorized to make arrangements with contributing sponsors and members of their controlled groups who are or may become liable under section 1362, 1363, or 1364 of this title for payment of their liability, including arrangements for deferred payment of amounts of liability to the corporation accruing as of the termination date on such terms and for such periods as the corporation deems equitable and appropriate.

Pub. L. 93–406, title IV, § 406788 Stat. 1032Pub. L. 99–272, title XI, § 11016(a)(6)(A)100 Stat. 271Pub. L. 100–203, title IX, § 9313(b)(6)101 Stat. 1330–366Pub. L. 101–239, title VII, § 7893(g)(3)103 Stat. 2448(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 101–239Pub. L. 99–272, § 11016(a)(6)(A)(ii)1989— amended directory language of , see 1986 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 100–2031987— inserted “or may become” after “who are”.

Pub. L. 99–272, § 11016(a)(6)(A)(i)1986—, (iii), substituted “of liability” for “of employer liability” in section catchline and inserted “of amounts of liability to the corporation accruing as of the termination date” in text.

Pub. L. 99–272, § 11016(a)(6)(A)(ii)Pub. L. 101–239, as amended by , substituted “contributing sponsors and members of their controlled groups” for “employers”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–239Pub. L. 99–272, title XIsection 7893(h) of Pub. L. 101–239section 1002 of this titleAmendment by effective as if included in the provision of the Single-Employer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1986, , to which such amendment relates, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–203section 1341 of this titlesection 1341(a)(2) of this titlesection 9313(c) of Pub. L. 100–203section 1301 of this titleAmendment by applicable with respect to plan terminations under with respect to which notices of intent to terminate are provided under after , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–272section 11019 of Pub. L. 99–272section 1341 of this titleAmendment by effective , with certain exceptions, see , set out as a note under .