[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2793 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2793

To require a report to the Congress from the Presidential Task Force on 
    the Auto Industry regarding closings of vehicle dealerships in 
 connection with the bankruptcies of Chrysler Corporation and General 
 Motors Corporation, and to suspend imposition of withdrawal liability 
     to multiemployer plans in connection with the closing of such 
  dealerships (and to suspend the requirement for payment of existing 
 withdrawal liability in connection with such closings) until 60 days 
                    after submission of such report.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2009

Mr. Kline of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and 
Mrs. Bachmann) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 
   the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To require a report to the Congress from the Presidential Task Force on 
    the Auto Industry regarding closings of vehicle dealerships in 
 connection with the bankruptcies of Chrysler Corporation and General 
 Motors Corporation, and to suspend imposition of withdrawal liability 
     to multiemployer plans in connection with the closing of such 
  dealerships (and to suspend the requirement for payment of existing 
 withdrawal liability in connection with such closings) until 60 days 
                    after submission of such report.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Auto Dealers' Pension Fairness Act 
of 2009''.

SEC. 2. REPORT OF PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON THE AUTO INDUSTRY 
              REGARDING DEALERSHIP CLOSINGS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry 
shall submit a report to each House of the Congress regarding the 
closing of vehicle dealerships in connection with proceedings commenced 
during 2009 under chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code, with 
respect to Chrysler Corporation and General Motors Corporation.
    (b) Matters Covered by Report.--The report submitted pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall--
            (1) describe in detail the role of the Task Force in 
        negotiating, reviewing, approving, or relating in any other 
        respect to the plans of reorganization or restructuring in 
        connection with proceedings commenced during 2009 under chapter 
        11 of title 11, United States Code, with respect to Chrysler 
        Corporation and General Motors Corporation,
            (2) describe in detail any advice or direction provided by 
        the Task Force or any other involvement of the Task Force with 
        respect to determinations of which vehicle dealerships of 
        Chrysler Corporation and General Motors Corporation were 
        selected for closure in connection with such plans of 
        reorganization or restructuring, and which were specifically 
        selected for exemption from such closure,
            (3) set forth any rationale or economic analyses used by 
        the Task Force in connection with its advice or other 
        involvement in determinations regarding the closure of 
        profitable vehicle dealerships in connection with such 
        reorganization or restructuring,
            (4) set forth any assessment made by the Task Force of the 
        aggregate amount of withdrawal liability which, by reason of 
        the closure of vehicle dealerships of Chrysler Corporation and 
        General Motors Corporation in connection with such plans of 
        reorganization or restructuring, has been and will be imposed 
        under part 1 of subtitle D of title IV of the Employee 
        Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 on contributing sponsors 
        owning or operating such dealerships, and
            (5) set forth any assessment made by the Task Force of job 
        losses and related economic impact expected to arise from such 
        closure of such dealerships.
    (c) Suspension of Withdrawal Liability to Multiemployer Plans.--
            (1) In general.--During the period beginning on the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and ending 60 days after the date on 
        which the report required under subsection (b) is submitted to 
        each House of the Congress--
                    (A) no withdrawal liability may be imposed pursuant 
                to proceedings commenced under the provisions of part 1 
                of subtitle D of title IV of the Employee Retirement 
                Income Security Act of 1974 in connection with 
                proceedings commenced during 2009 under chapter 11 of 
                title 11, United States Code, by reason of the closing 
                of an applicable vehicle dealership owned or operated 
                by any contributing sponsor, and
                    (B) any payment of withdrawal liability imposed 
                under such provisions prior to such period on a 
                contributing sponsor by reason of the closing of an 
                applicable vehicle dealership owned or operated by such 
                contributing sponsor which would be payable (but for 
                this subsection) during such period shall not be 
                payable.
            (2) Applicable vehicle dealership.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term ``applicable vehicle dealership'' means a 
        vehicle dealership of Chrysler Corporation or General Motors 
        Corporation which has been closed in 2009, or is scheduled 
        during 2009 for closure, in connection with any plan of 
        reorganization or restructuring in connection with proceedings 
        commenced during 2009 under chapter 11 of title 11, United 
        States Code, with respect to Chrysler Corporation or General 
        Motors Corporation.
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