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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2793 
To require a report to the Congress from the Presidential Task Force on 
the Auto Industry regarding closings of vehicle dealerships in connection 
with the bankruptcies of Chrysler Corporation and General Motors Cor-
poration, and to suspend imposition of withdrawal liability to multiem-
ployer plans in connection with the closing of such dealerships (and 
to suspend the requirement for payment of existing withdrawal liability 
in connection with such closings) until 60 days after submission of 
such report. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2009 
Mr. KLINE of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and 
Mrs. BACHMANN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require a report to the Congress from the Presidential 
Task Force on the Auto Industry regarding closings 
of vehicle dealerships in connection with the bankruptcies 
of Chrysler Corporation and General Motors Corporation, 
and to suspend imposition of withdrawal liability to mul-
tiemployer plans in connection with the closing of such 
dealerships (and to suspend the requirement for payment 
of existing withdrawal liability in connection with such 
closings) until 60 days after submission of such report. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Auto Dealers’ Pension 
Fairness Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT OF PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON THE 
AUTO INDUSTRY REGARDING DEALERSHIP 
CLOSINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Presidential Task 
Force on the Auto Industry shall submit a report to each 
House of the Congress regarding the closing of vehicle 
dealerships in connection with proceedings commenced 
during 2009 under chapter 11 of title 11, United States 
Code, with respect to Chrysler Corporation and General 
Motors Corporation. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED BY REPORT.—The report 
submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 
(1) describe in detail the role of the Task Force 
in negotiating, reviewing, approving, or relating in 
any other respect to the plans of reorganization or 
restructuring in connection with proceedings com-
menced during 2009 under chapter 11 of title 11, 
United States Code, with respect to Chrysler Cor-
poration and General Motors Corporation, 
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(2) describe in detail any advice or direction 
provided by the Task Force or any other involve-
ment of the Task Force with respect to determina-
tions of which vehicle dealerships of Chrysler Cor-
poration and General Motors Corporation were se-
lected for closure in connection with such plans of 
reorganization or restructuring, and which were spe-
cifically selected for exemption from such closure, 
(3) set forth any rationale or economic analyses 
used by the Task Force in connection with its advice 
or other involvement in determinations regarding the 
closure of profitable vehicle dealerships in connection 
with such reorganization or restructuring, 
(4) set forth any assessment made by the Task 
Force of the aggregate amount of withdrawal liabil-
ity which, by reason of the closure of vehicle dealer-
ships of Chrysler Corporation and General Motors 
Corporation in connection with such plans of reorga-
nization or restructuring, has been and will be im-
posed under part 1 of subtitle D of title IV of the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
on contributing sponsors owning or operating such 
dealerships, and 
(5) set forth any assessment made by the Task 
Force of job losses and related economic impact ex-
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pected to arise from such closure of such dealer-
ships. 
(c) SUSPENSION
OF WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY
TO 
MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
60 days after the date on which the report required 
under subsection (b) is submitted to each House of 
the Congress— 
(A) no withdrawal liability may be imposed 
pursuant to proceedings commenced under the 
provisions of part 1 of subtitle D of title IV of 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 in connection with proceedings com-
menced during 2009 under chapter 11 of title 
11, United States Code, by reason of the clos-
ing of an applicable vehicle dealership owned or 
operated by any contributing sponsor, and 
(B) any payment of withdrawal liability 
imposed under such provisions prior to such pe-
riod on a contributing sponsor by reason of the 
closing of an applicable vehicle dealership 
owned or operated by such contributing sponsor 
which would be payable (but for this sub-
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section) during such period shall not be pay-
able. 
(2) APPLICABLE
VEHICLE
DEALERSHIP.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘applicable ve-
hicle dealership’’ means a vehicle dealership of 
Chrysler Corporation or General Motors Corporation 
which has been closed in 2009, or is scheduled dur-
ing 2009 for closure, in connection with any plan of 
reorganization or restructuring in connection with 
proceedings commenced during 2009 under chapter 
11 of title 11, United States Code, with respect to 
Chrysler Corporation or General Motors Corpora-
tion. 
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