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 PUBLIC LAW 109–280—AUG. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 905

the last of the collective bargaining agreements described in paragraph (4)(A)(ii) expires. ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE AFTER EXPIRATION OF AGREEMENTS.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(ii), if, for any plan year ending after the date described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the plan actuary certifies (at the time of the annual certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for such plan year) that, based on the terms of the plan and collective bargaining agreements in effect at the time of that annual certification, the plan is not projected to be able to meet the requirements of paragraph (3)(A) (without regard to paragraphs (3)(B) and (4)(B)), paragraphs (3)(B) and (4)(B) shall continue to apply for such year. ‘‘(6) UPDATES TO FUNDING IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND SCHEDULES.— ‘‘(A) FUNDING IMPROVEMENT PLAN.—The plan sponsor shall annually update the funding improvement plan and shall file the update with the plan’s annual report under section 104 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. ‘‘(B) SCHEDULES.—The plan sponsor shall annually update any schedule of contribution rates provided under this subsection to reflect the experience of the plan. ‘‘(C) DURATION OF SCHEDULE.—A schedule of contribution rates provided by the plan sponsor and relied upon by bargaining parties in negotiating a collective bargaining agreement shall remain in effect for the duration of that collective bargaining agreement. ‘‘(7) IMPOSITION OF DEFAULT SCHEDULE WHERE FAILURE TO ADOPT FUNDING IMPROVEMENT PLAN.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If— ‘‘(i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and ‘‘(ii) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to agree on changes to contribution or benefit schedules necessary to meet the applicable benchmarks in accordance with the funding improvement plan, the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (B). ‘‘(B) DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION.—The date specified in this subparagraph is the earlier of the date— ‘‘(i) on which the Secretary of Labor certifies that the parties are at an impasse, or ‘‘(ii) which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in subparagraph (A) expires. ‘‘(8) FUNDING PLAN ADOPTION PERIOD.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘funding plan adoption period’ means the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and ending on the day before the first day of the funding improvement period.

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