{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-4041a.42","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 4041A.42","heading":"A.42 Method of distribution.","body":"(a) In general. The plan sponsor shall distribute plan assets by purchasing from an insurer contracts to provide all benefits required by § 4041A.43 to be provided in annuity form and by paying in a lump sum (or other alternative elected by the participant) all other benefits.\n(b) Missing participants and beneficiaries. The plan sponsor must distribute plan benefits of missing distributees in accordance with subpart D of part 4050 of this chapter.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XL—PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION","SUBCHAPTER E—PLAN TERMINATIONS","PART 4041A—TERMINATION OF MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS","Subpart D—Closeout of Sufficient Plans"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"d8837243ab09db0ebc5e369a0a3cee2b10229b1be9338fa61c1413af68c9edd6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-4041a.41","next":"us/29-cfr-4041a.43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}