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B-164292 1 (1971-11-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaafeh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~u 9za I I.M -.rIP L OF WASHINGTON. 1.4 N uV 4 1971 B-164292 Dear Mr. Chairman: 690 LM095485 In your letter-of July 19, 1971, you requested that we provide you with a-summary of the legal authority and respon- sibility of each Federa- agency exercising jursidiction over the regulation and monitoring of private pension plans. You also asked that the summary include such information as is readily available on the agencies' implementation of pertinent laws. The enclosure to this letter contains that summary. We queried the following 11 Federal departments and agen- .cies as to their authority and responsibilities over private pension plans, their administrative procedures and requirements, and the availability of other information on their pension plan activities. Department of Labor Department of Justice Securities and Exchange Commission Department of the Treasury Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Defense National Labor Relations Board - Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Department of Transportation General Services Administration From discussions with Committee staff members and Depart- ment of Labor officials, we noted indications that these 11 de- partments and agencies might have some jurisdiction over private pension plans. Three of these departments and agencies--the Departments of Transportation and Health, Education, and Welfare and the General Services Administration--advised us that they had no responsibility or authority whatever regarding private pension plans. The Department of Labor's reply included an ex- planation of the Cost of Living Council's relationship to pri- vate pension plans, and we have included that explanation in our summary. Although we have verified the accuracy of the legal and regulatory authority and responsibilities cited by the various departments and agencies responding to our requests, we have not determined whether these are the only agencies having such responsibilities or whether the cited legislative provisions 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1921-1971- /3

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