NEWS ADVISORY
July 29, 2006
PR-06/20
For additional information:
Office line (Monday-Friday): 202-289-6700
Deanna Johnson, APR (cell): 202-441-4140
Jason Hammersla (cell): 202-422-4652
Council experts available to comment on pension reform legislation
| WHO:
| James Klein, president, American Benefits Council
Lynn Dudley, vice president, retirement policy, American Benefits Council
Jan Jacobson, director, retirement policy, American Benefits Council |
| WHAT:
| Council staff are available to comment on the Pension Protection Act (H.R. 4), the final pension legislation composed primarily of elements of the House of Representatives-passed Pension Protection Act of 2005 (H.R. 2830) and the Senate-passed Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 (S. 1783). H.R. 4 was passed by the House on July 28 and the Senate is expected to act on it soon.
Council experts will be available to detail issues related to defined benefit plans, hybrid defined benefit plans, defined contribution retirement plans, and features making permanent the retirement provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
(EGTRRA).
Reporters may find the following background items of use:
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| WHERE:
| Interviews may be conducted via phone or e-mail over the weekend, and in Council offices beginning on Monday. Council staff are available to travel to Washington, DC-area broadcast studios. |
| WHEN:
| Any time following receipt of this advisory. We expect to issue a more detailed statement on Monday, July 31. Regular council office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. |
| CONTACT:
| To arrange an interview with Council staff, please contact Deanna Johnson, Council director, communications, by cell phone at (202) 441-4140, or Jason Hammersla, Council manager, communications & publications, by cell phone at 202-422-4652. Beginning Monday, Council staff can be reached at (202) 289-6700.
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The American Benefits Council is the national trade association for companies concerned about federal legislation and regulations affecting all aspects of the employee benefits system. The Council’s members represent the entire spectrum of the private employee benefits community and either sponsor directly or administer retirement and health plans covering more than 100 million Americans.
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