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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1134', 'art 5', '§ 1134', '§ 1134', '§ 504', '§ 7891', '§ 6607', 'art 2520', 'art 2560']

29 U.S. Code § 1134 - Investigative authority | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 29 › Chapter 18 › Subchapter I › Subtitle B › Part 5 › § 1134 29 U.S. Code § 1134 - Investigative authority
Investigation and submission of reports, books, etc. The Secretary shall have the power, in order to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this subchapter or any regulation or order thereunder—
to make an investigation, and in connection therewith to require the submission of reports, books, and records, and the filing of data in support of any information required to be filed with the Secretary under this subchapter, and
to enter such places, inspect such books and records and question such persons as he may deem necessary to enable him to determine the facts relative to such investigation, if he has reasonable cause to believe there may exist a violation of this subchapter or any rule or regulation issued thereunder or if the entry is pursuant to an agreement with the plan.
The Secretary may make available to any person actually affected by any matter which is the subject of an investigation under this section, and to any department or agency of the United States, information concerning any matter which may be the subject of such investigation; except that any information obtained by the Secretary pursuant to section 6103
(g) of title 26 shall be made available only in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Frequency of submission of books and records The Secretary may not under the authority of this section require any plan to submit to the Secretary any books or records of the plan more than once in any 12 month period, unless the Secretary has reasonable cause to believe there may exist a violation of this subchapter or any regulation or order thereunder.
Other provisions applicable relating to attendance of witnesses and production of books, records, etc. For the purposes of any investigation provided for in this subchapter, the provisions of sections 49 and 50 of title 15 (relating to the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, and documents) are hereby made applicable (without regard to any limitation in such sections respecting persons, partnerships, banks, or common carriers) to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Secretary or any officers designated by him. To the extent he considers appropriate, the Secretary may delegate his investigative functions under this section with respect to insured banks acting as fiduciaries of employee benefit plans to the appropriate Federal banking agency (as defined in section 1813
(q) of title 12).
Evidentiary privilege; confidentiality of communications The Secretary may promulgate a regulation that provides an evidentiary privilege for, and provides for the confidentiality of communications between or among, any of the following entities or their agents, consultants, or employees:
A State insurance department.
Any other Federal or State authority that the Secretary determines is appropriate for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of this subchapter.
Application of privilege The privilege established under subsection (d) shall apply to communications related to any investigation, audit, examination, or inquiry conducted or coordinated by any of the agencies. A communication that is privileged under subsection (d) shall not waive any privilege otherwise available to the communicating agency or to any person who provided the information that is communicated.
(Pub. L. 93–406, title I, § 504,Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 101–239, title VII, § 7891(a)(1),Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2445; Pub. L. 111–148, title VI, § 6607,Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 781.)
2010—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 111–148added subsecs. (d) and (e).
1989—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–239substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.
This is a list of parts within the Code of Federal Regulations for which this US Code section provides rulemaking authority.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.29 CFR - Labor29 CFR Part 2520 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE29 CFR Part 2560 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT