[112th Congress Public Law 142]
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Public Law 112-142
112th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to specify when certain securities 
     issued in connection with church plans are treated as exempted 
   securities for purposes of that Act. <<NOTE: July 9, 2012 -  [H.R. 
                                 33]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Church Plan 
Investment Clarification Act. 15 USC 77a note.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Church Plan Investment Clarification 
Act''.
SEC. 2. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AMENDMENT.

    Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(2)) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(other than a retirement income account 
        described in section 403(b)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986, to the extent that the interest or participation in such 
        single trust fund or collective trust fund is issued to a 
        church, a convention or association of churches, or an 
        organization described in section 414(e)(3)(A) of such Code 
        establishing or maintaining the retirement income account or to 
        a trust established by any such entity in connection with the 
        retirement income account)'' after ``403(b) of such Code''; and
            (2) by inserting ``(other than a person participating in a 
        church plan who is described in section 414(e)(3)(B) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986)'' after ``section 401(c)(1) of 
        such Code''.

    Approved July 9, 2012.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 33:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 112-131 (Comm. on Financial Services).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 157 (2011):
            July 18, considered and passed House.
            July 21, considered and passed Senate.

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