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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Department of the Treasury</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Qualified Student Loan Repayments Under Section 110 of the SECURE 2.0 Act</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>Proposed regulation implementing section 401(m)(4)(D) and (m)(13), as added by Pub. L. 117328, Division T, sec. 101 (section 110 of the SECURE 2.0 Act), which allows employers to make matching contributions on account of employees&rsquo; qualified student loan payments (QSLPs) under section 401(k) plans, section 403(b) plans, SIMPLE IRA plans, and governmental section 457(b) plans (QSLP matches).</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
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        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Not subject to, not significant</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
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            <CFR>26 CFR 1.401(m)-4 (new)</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 U.S.C. section 401(m)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 U.S.C. section 7805</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>REG-113396-25

Drafting attorney: Isaac Stein, (202) 317-6320 

Reviewing attorney: Cheryl Press, (202) 317-4148 

Treasury attorney: William Evans, (202) 622 -1332 

CC: EEE</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
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        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Isaac</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Stein</LAST_NAME>
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                <TITLE>Attorney</TITLE>
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                    <NAME>Internal Revenue Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>IRS</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 317-6320</PHONE>
                <FAX>855 604-6086</FAX>
                <EMAIL>isaac.h.stein@irscounsel.treas.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 4302,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20224</ZIP>
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