Title IV of ERISA
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Title IV of ERISA is the section of U.S. federal pension law that establishes the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the framework for insuring and handling the termination of defined benefit pension plans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Title IV of ERISA canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7847096 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Title IV of ERISA Context triple: [Title IV – Plan Termination Insurance, shortName, Title IV of ERISA]
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A.
ERISA
ERISA is a U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards and protections for most voluntarily established retirement and health benefit plans in private industry.
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B.
Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement provisions of ERISA
The Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) provisions of ERISA are federal rules that regulate health and welfare benefit plans offered by multiple, unrelated employers to protect workers and ensure oversight of these arrangements.
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C.
Title IV
Title IV is a section of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act that establishes procedures and mechanisms for restructuring Puerto Rico’s public debt and addressing its fiscal crisis.
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D.
Title IV
Title IV is a section of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 that establishes specific provisions and requirements related to emergency planning and community right-to-know about hazardous chemicals.
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E.
Title IV
Title IV is a section of U.S. federal education law that provides funding and guidelines to support student enrichment, safety, and access to well-rounded educational opportunities in elementary and secondary schools.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Title IV of ERISA Target entity description: Title IV of ERISA is the section of U.S. federal pension law that establishes the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the framework for insuring and handling the termination of defined benefit pension plans.
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A.
ERISA
ERISA is a U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards and protections for most voluntarily established retirement and health benefit plans in private industry.
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B.
Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement provisions of ERISA
The Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) provisions of ERISA are federal rules that regulate health and welfare benefit plans offered by multiple, unrelated employers to protect workers and ensure oversight of these arrangements.
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C.
Title IV
Title IV is a section of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 that establishes specific provisions and requirements related to emergency planning and community right-to-know about hazardous chemicals.
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D.
Title IV
Title IV is a section of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act that establishes procedures and mechanisms for restructuring Puerto Rico’s public debt and addressing its fiscal crisis.
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E.
Title IV
Title IV is a section of U.S. federal education law that provides funding and guidelines to support student enrichment, safety, and access to well-rounded educational opportunities in elementary and secondary schools.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
ⓘ
title of federal statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | private-sector defined benefit pension plans ⓘ |
| authorizes |
PBGC to collect insurance premiums from covered plans
ⓘ
linked to:
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
PBGC to enforce employer liability for underfunded plans ⓘ PBGC to guarantee certain pension benefits ⓘ PBGC to take over terminated pension plans ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
employers sponsoring covered defined benefit plans
ⓘ
plan administrators of covered defined benefit plans ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 29 U.S. Code ⓘ |
| concerns |
allocation of assets upon plan termination
ⓘ
employer withdrawal liability in certain multiemployer plans ⓘ pension benefit guarantees ⓘ plan underfunding ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| creates | pension insurance program ⓘ |
| defines |
PBGC benefit guarantees and limitations
ⓘ
employer liability upon plan termination ⓘ reporting and disclosure obligations related to plan underfunding ⓘ termination insurance premiums ⓘ |
| enactedAsPartOf | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactmentYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| establishes | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ⓘ |
| excludes |
church plans that have not elected coverage
ⓘ
defined contribution plans ⓘ governmental plans ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| legalArea |
employee benefits law
ⓘ
pension law ⓘ social insurance ⓘ |
| objective |
to encourage continuation and maintenance of voluntary private pension plans
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to keep PBGC premiums at the lowest level consistent with carrying out its obligations ⓘ to provide timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits ⓘ |
| partOf | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
to allocate the cost of pension plan failures to employers rather than to participants
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to reduce the risk to participants and beneficiaries caused by plan terminations ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to establish a federal insurance program for private defined benefit pension plans
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to protect participants in private defined benefit pension plans against loss of benefits due to plan termination ⓘ |
| regulates |
distress terminations of defined benefit pension plans
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involuntary terminations of defined benefit pension plans ⓘ standard terminations of defined benefit pension plans ⓘ termination of defined benefit pension plans ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Title I of ERISA
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Title II of ERISA ⓘ Title III of ERISA ⓘ |
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Subject: Title IV of ERISA Description of subject: Title IV of ERISA is the section of U.S. federal pension law that establishes the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the framework for insuring and handling the termination of defined benefit pension plans.
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