This page includes the statute, regulations, agency guidance, Federal Register documents, and other legal resources applicable to private-sector defined benefit plans covered under title IV of ERISA.
ERISA - The current text of the law that established PBGC in 1974 and governs its pension insurance programs.
Code of Federal Regulations - Title 29: Chapter XL - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Rulemaking Documents - PBGC’s final and proposed rules
- Final Rules (other than interest rate updates) with Associated Proposed Rules
- Pending Proposed Rules
- Interest Rates and Related Rules
- Plan for Reducing Regulatory Burden
- Regulatory Agendas
Guidance Document Database - Direct access to guidance documents
Federal Register Notices - (other than rulemaking documents) – PBGC’s notices published in the Federal Register on or after July 1, 1996
- Paperwork Notices
- Multiemployer Notices
- Federal Register Notices Open for Comment
- Other Federal Register Documents
- Policy Statements
- Privacy Act Notices
Litigation Documents - Documents from PBGC’s judicial proceedings
Agency Decisions and Opinions - Documents containing PBGC's positions on specific issues
Other Resources