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LegalText 29 U.S.C. § 1389 De minimis rule us united_states_code code_section 29 LABOR 18 EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM 1389 29 U.S.C. § 1389 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc29@119-100.zip /us/usc/t29/s1389 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-29/usc29.xml e85960cc427bb5e8ea0f9431c8fd72650576e326567ebac3ac893bb91f28a93d 123f65eaf0f6719b01d66f4a47cd03d5134b66fbd92ae96d7387b67454b98476 9d8e06de8d35dc8d84e853e66769c50fb0daffc5584d88b4da71e681c6c51623 2026-07-04 official
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29 U.S.C. § 1389 - De minimis rule

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(a) Reduction of unfunded vested benefits allocable to employer withdrawn from plan Except in the case of a plan amended under subsection (b), the amount of the unfunded vested benefits allocable under section 1391 of this title to an employer who withdraws from a plan shall be reduced by the smaller of—

(1) ¾ of 1 percent of the plans unfunded vested obligations (determined as of the end of the plan year ending before the date of withdrawal), or

(2) $50,000,

reduced by the amount, if any, by which the unfunded vested benefits allowable to the employer, determined without regard to this subsection, exceeds $100,000.

(b) Amendment of plan for reduction of amount of unfunded vested benefits allocable to employer withdrawn from plan A plan may be amended to provide for the reduction of the amount determined under section 1391 of this title by not more than the greater of—

(1) the amount determined under subsection (a), or

(2) the lesser of—

(A) the amount determined under subsection (a)(1), or

(B) $100,000,

reduced by the amount, if any, by which the amount determined under section 1391 of this title for the employer, determined without regard to this subsection, exceeds $150,000.

(c) Nonapplicability This section does not apply—

(1) to an employer who withdraws in a plan year in which substantially all employers withdraw from the plan, or

(2) in any case in which substantially all employers withdraw from the plan during a period of one or more plan years pursuant to an agreement or arrangement to withdraw, to an employer who withdraws pursuant to such agreement or arrangement.

(d) Presumption of employer withdrawal from plan pursuant to agreement or arrangement applicable in action or proceeding to determine or collect withdrawal liability In any action or proceeding to determine or collect withdrawal liability, if substantially all employers have withdrawn from a plan within a period of 3 plan years, an employer who has withdrawn from such plan during such period shall be presumed to have withdrawn from the plan pursuant to an agreement or arrangement, unless the employer proves otherwise by a preponderance of the evidence.

(Pub. L. 93406, title IV, § 4209, as added Pub. L. 96364, title I, § 104(2), Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1225.)