3.0.0 1617 2023-01-15T07:02:59Z 2023-01-15T07:02:59Z Senate S S 2003-09-15 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-09-15T23:18:54Z 2003-09-15 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2003-09-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11482-11483) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2003-09-15 True Labor and Employment Administrative procedure Annuities Collective bargaining Defined contribution plans Divorce Finance and Financial Sector Income tax Interest Law Married people Railroad retirement plans Separation (Law) Social Welfare Survivors' benefits Tax-deferred compensation plans Taxation Transportation and Public Works Widowers Widows Women Women's retirement Labor and Employment 00 2003-09-15 Introduced in Senate 2004-03-31T20:20:14Z Prescribes requirements for division of pension benefits upon divorce. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations relating to the time and order of issuance of qualified domestic relations orders. Provides for treatment of former spouses as surviving spouses in certain cases.

Revises requirements for joint and survivor annuities. Requires pension plans to offer participants the option of a qualified joint and 3/4 survivor annuity (as an alternative to the current qualified joint and survivor annuity).

Amends Federal law relating to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to provide for a survivor annuity to widows, widowers, and certain former spouses of Federal employees who die after having separated from the service with title to a deferred annuity under CSRS, but before attaining the age for such annuity under it (on the same basis as is currently provided to certain survivors of former Members of Congress). Revises CSRS and Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) requirements for court orders relating to Federal employee retirement benefits for former spouses. Revises the order of precedence for disposition of remaining amounts in thrift savings accounts.

Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to: (1) entitle divorced spouses to railroad retirement annuities independent of the actual entitlement of the employees; and (2) extend the payment of any portion of Tier II railroad retirement benefits to surviving former spouses pursuant to divorce agreements.]]>

Women's Pension Protection Act of 2003 Display Title Women's Pension Protection Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide comprehensive pension protection for women. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Women's Pension Protection Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-09-15T04:00:00Z 2003-09-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.