[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 127 (Friday, October 8, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H9024]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   AMENDING THE SECURITIES LAWS TO PERMIT CHURCH PENSION PLANS TO BE 
                     INVESTED IN COLLECTIVE TRUSTS

  Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 1533) to amend the securities laws to 
permit church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts, with a 
Senate amendment thereto, and concur in the Senate amendment.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Clerk read the Senate amendment, as follows:

       Senate amendment:
       Page 2, strike lines 17 through 22 and insert:
       (2) by striking ``other than any plan described in clause 
     (A), (B), or (C)'' and inserting the following: ``or (D) a 
     church plan, company, or account that is excluded from the 
     definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of 
     the Investment Company Act of 1940, other than any plan 
     described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D)''.

  Mr. LaTOURETTE (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that the Senate amendment be considered as read and printed in 
the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Ohio?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request 
of the gentleman from Ohio?
  There was no objection.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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