In subsec. (a), “sections 9304–9308 of title 31” substituted for “sections 6 through 13 of title 6, United States Code” on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.

2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–280, § 622(a), inserted at end of concluding provisions “In the case of a plan that holds employer securities (within the meaning of section 1107 (d)(1) of this title), this subsection shall be applied by substituting ‘$1,000,000’ for ‘$500,000’ each place it appears.”

Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 109–280, § 611(b), added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3).

Amendment by section 611(b) of Pub. L. 109–280 applicable to plan years beginning after Aug. 17, 2006, see section 611(h)(2) of Pub. L. 109–280, set out as a note under section 4975 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Pub. L. 109–280, title VI, § 622(b), Aug. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 979, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2007.”

Secretary authorized, effective Sept. 2, 1974, to promulgate regulations wherever provisions of this part call for the promulgation of regulations, see sections 1031 and 1114 of this title.