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PUBLIC LAW 93-406-SEPT. 2, 1974 APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 508. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out his functions and duties under this Act.

29 USC 1138.

SEPARABILITY PROVISIONS

SEC. 509. If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.

29 USC 1139.

INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHTS PROTECTED UNDER ACT

SEC. 510. I t shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline, or discriminate against a participant or beneficiary for exercising any right to which he is entitled under the provisions of an employee benefit plan, this title, section 3001, or the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act, or for the purpose of interfering with the attainment of any right to which such participant may become entitled under the plan, this title, or the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, fine, suspend, expel, or discriminate against any person because he has given information or has testified or is about to testify in any inquiry or proceeding relating to this Act or the Welfare and Pensio;i Plans Disclosure Act, The provisions of section 502 shall be applicable in the enforcement of this section.

29 USC 1140.

Post, p. 995. 29 USC 301 note.

COERCIVE I N T E R F E R E N C E

SEC. 511. I t shall be unlawful for any person through the use of fraud, force, violence, or threat of the use of force or violence, to restrain, coerce, intimidate, or attempt to restrain, coerce, or intimidate any participant or beneficiary for the purpose of interfering with or preventing the exercise of any right to which he is or may become entitled under the plan, this title, section 3001, or the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act. Any person who willfully violates this section shall be fined $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

29 USC 1141.

Penalty.

ADVISORY COUNCIL

SEC. 512. (a)(1) There is hereby established an Advisory Council cu1,n'E°mpi^yer on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (hereinafter in this welfare and Pensection referred to as the "Council") consisting of fifteen members ^i°^f ®"^^'* appointed by the Secretary. Not more than eight members of the Establishment. 29 USC 1142. Council shall be members of the same political party. (2) Members shall be persons qualified to appraise the programs Membership. instituted under this Act. (3) Of the members appointed, three shall be representatives of employee organizations (at least one of whom shall be representative of any organization members of which are participants in a multiemployer p l a n); three shall be representatives of employers (at least one of whom shall be representative of employers maintaining or contributing to multiemployer plans); three representatives shall be appointed from the general public, one of whom shall be a person representing those receiving benefits from a pension plan; and there shall

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