H.R. 7195 · 110th Congress

To entitle affected participants under a pension plan referred to in the USEC Privatization Act to payment for benefit increases not received.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2008-09-27
Latest action
2008-09-27 · Introduced in House

Summary

Entitles to a one-time lump sum payment any persons (affected participants) who: (1) retired from active employment at one of the gaseous diffusion plants of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation (USEC) on or before USEC's privatization date as vested participants in a pension plan maintained either by USEC's operating contractor or by a contractor employed before July 1, 1993, by the Department of Energy to operate a gaseous diffusion plant; or (2) are employed by USEC's operating contractor on or before the privatization date, and are vested participants in such a pension plan.

Prescribes a formula for determination of the payment.

Allows any affected participant to treat such payment as a rollover contribution to a regular individual retirement account (IRA) or a Roth IRA.

Prescribes hearing and judicial review rights for any affected participant who may have been prejudiced by any decision with regard to such a payment.