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Pension Protection Act of 2006

This alert provides an overview of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) passed by the House on July 28, 2006 and by the Senate on August 3, 2006 and enacted with President Bush’s signature on August 17, 2006. The PPA restructures the way employers fund defined benefit pension plans beginning in 2008.