[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[H.R. 1036 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 142

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1036

                          [Report No. 103-253]

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                                 A BILL

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide 
           that such Act does not preempt certain State laws.

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                           September 22, 1993

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed





                                                 Union Calendar No. 142
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1036

                          [Report No. 103-253]

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide 
           that such Act does not preempt certain State laws.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 1993

   Mr. Berman (for himself, Mr. Ford of Michigan, Mr. Williams, Mr. 
  Gunderson, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Shays) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                                 Labor

                             June 14, 1993

Additional sponsors: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Engel, Mr. Andrews of New Jersey, 
   Mrs. Mink, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
 Waxman, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Reed, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Costello, 
Mr. Penny, Mr. Manton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Filner, Mr. Olver, 
  Mr. Sanders, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
 Holden, Mr. Mazzoli, Mr. Fazio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
 McCloskey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Ackerman, 
  Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Edwards of California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Hamburg, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Kopetski, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Collins of 
  Illinois, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Beilenson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
 Sabo, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Unsoeld, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Minge, 
 Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Fingerhut, Mr. Ridge, Mr. 
Hinchey, Ms. Long, Mr. Barlow, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Kreidler, 
   Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Harman, Mr. LaRocco, Mr. King, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
  DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
Torres, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Hochbrueckner, Mr. Oberstar, 
Mr. Wheat, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Vento, Mr. Meehan, and 
                               Mr. Klink

                           September 22, 1993

   Additional sponsors: Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Wynn, Miss 
 Collins of Michigan, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
  Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Borski, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
  Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Markey, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Studds, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, 
Mr. Bonior, Mr. Swift, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bacchus of Florida, Mr. Martinez, Ms. 
   Cantwell, Mr. Swett, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
                   Andrews of Maine, and Mr. Pomeroy

                           September 22, 1993

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 23, 1993]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide 
           that such Act does not preempt certain State laws.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ERISA PREEMPTION RULES NOT TO APPLY TO CERTAIN ADDITIONAL 
              STATE LAWS.

    Section 514(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
    ``(9) Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
            ``(A) any provision of State law to the extent that such 
        provision requires the payment of prevailing wages, including 
        employee benefits, on public projects and permits any 
        prevailing employee benefit plan contribution or cost 
        requirement of such law to be met by crediting--
                    ``(i) the payment of employee benefit plan 
                contributions or costs,
                    ``(ii) the payment of wages in lieu of such 
                contributions or costs, or
                    ``(iii) the payment of a combination of wages and 
                such contributions or costs;
        except that this subparagraph shall not be construed to exempt 
        from subsection (a) any such provision to the extent it 
        otherwise mandates the maintenance of, or otherwise regulates 
        the benefits or operations of, any employee benefit plan;
            ``(B) any provision of State law to the extent that such 
        provision--
                    ``(i) establishes minimum standards for the 
                certification or registration of apprenticeship or 
                other training programs,
                    ``(ii) concerns the establishment, maintenance, or 
                operation of a certified or registered apprenticeship 
                or other training program, or
                    ``(iii) makes certified or registered 
                apprenticeship or other training an occupational 
                qualification,
        and does not conflict with any right, requirement, or duty 
        established under this title; or
            ``(C) any provision of State law to the extent that such 
        provision provides for a mechanics' lien or other lien, 
        bonding, or other security for the collection of delinquent 
        contributions to a multiemployer plan.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and shall apply to matters with respect to 
which actions are pending on or after such date.