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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1036

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide

that such Act does not preempt certain State laws.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 23, 1993

Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. FORD of Michigan, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. MILLER of California, and Mr. SHAYS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

JUNE 14, 1993

Additional sponsors: Mr. KILDEE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey,

Mrs. MINK, Mr. STRICKLAND, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. STARK, Mr. DIXON, Mr.

WAXMAN, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. REED, Mr. BECERRA, Mr.

COSTELLO, Mr. PENNY, Mr. MANTON, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. TUCKER, Mr.

FILNER, Mr. OLVER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr.

STOKES, Mr. YATES, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. FAZIO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. MCCLOSKEY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO ́, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BROWN of California,

Mr. EDWARDS of California, Mr. MINETA, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. SKAGGS, Mr.

MCDERMOTT, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. HAMBURG, Mr.

DEUTSCH, Mr. KOPETSKI, Ms. ESHOO, Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr.

JOHNSTON of Florida, Mr. BEILENSON, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. SABO, Mr.

MOAKLEY, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. UNSOELD, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. MINGE,

Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. SHARP, Mr. FINGERHUT, Mr.

RIDGE, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. LONG, Mr. BARLOW, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. KREIDLER, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. LAROCCO, Mr.

KING, Mr. EVANS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Ms.

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. NADLER, Mr. TORRES, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. HUGHES,

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. VENTO, Mr. MEEHAN, and Mr. KLINK

A BILL

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
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of 1974 to provide that such Act does not preempt

certain State laws.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. ERISA PREEMPTION RULES NOT TO APPLY TO

4 CERTAIN ADDITIONAL STATE LAWS.

5 Section 514(b) of the Employee Retirement Income

6 Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144(b)) is amended by

7 adding at the end the following new paragraph:

8 ‘‘(9) Subsection (a) shall not apply to—

9 ‘‘(A) any State law to the extent that such law

10 requires the payment of prevailing wages, including

11 employee benefits, on public projects and permits

12 any prevailing employee benefit plan contribution or

13 cost requirement of such law to be met by crediting

14 (1) the payment of wages in lieu of such contribu15 tions or costs, (2) the payment of employee benefit

16 plan contributions or costs, or (3) a combination of

17 wages and such contributions or costs: Provided,

18 That nothing in this subparagraph shall exempt

19 from subsection (a) any State law not meeting the

20 foregoing requirements that is construed as mandat21 ing the maintenance of, or regulating the benefits or

22 operations of, any employee benefit plan;

23 ‘‘(B) any State law—
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1 ‘‘(i) establishing minimum standards for

2 the certification or registration of apprentice3 ship or other training programs,

4 ‘‘(ii) regarding the establishment, mainte5 nance, or operation of a certified or registered

6 apprenticeship or other training program, or

7 ‘‘(iii) making certified or registered ap8 prenticeship or other training an occupational

9 qualification,

10 to the extent that such law does not conflict with

11 any right, requirement, or duty established under

12 this title; or

13 ‘‘(C) any State law providing for a mechanics’

14 lien or other lien, bonding, or other security for the

15 collection of delinquent contributions to a multiem16 ployer plan.’’.

17 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

18 The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect

19 on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply

20 to matters with respect to which actions are pending on

21 or after such date.

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