100 STAT. 2494
PUBLIC LAW 99-514—OCT. 22, 1986 to no disqualification if excess contributions distributed) shall apply for purposes of the preceding sentence. "(3) COORDINATION WITH SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Paragraph (1)
shall not be construed to provide that any amount of the employee's or Member's basic pay which is contributed to the Thrift Savings Fund shall not be included in the term 'wages' for the purposes of section 209 of the Social Security Act or section 3121(a) of this title. "(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection, the terms 'Member', 'employee', and 'Thrift Savings Fund' shall have the same respective meanings as when used in subchapter III of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code. "(5) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—No provi-
sion of law not contained in this title shall apply for purposes of determining the treatment under this title of the Thrift Savings Fund or any contribution to, or distribution from, such Fund." (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3121(v)(3) (defining exempt governmental deferred compensation plan) is amended by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (B), and inserting in lieu thereof ", and", and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: "(C) the Thrift Saving Fund (within the meaning of subchapter III of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code)."
Subtitle B—Employee Benefit Provisions PART I—NONDISCRIMINATION RULES FOR CERTAIN STATUTORY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS SEC. 1151. NONDISCRIMINATION RULES FOR COVERAGE AND BENEFITS UNDER CERTAIN STATUTORY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Part II of subchapter B of chapter 1 (relating to items specifically included in gross income) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 89. BENEFITS PROVIDED UNDER CERTAIN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. "(a) BENEFITS UNDER DISCRIMINATORY PLANS.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of part III of this subchapter, gross income of a highly compensated employee who is a participant in a discriminatory employee benefit plan during any plan year shall include an amount equal to such employee's excess benefit under such plan for such plan year. "(2) YEAR OF INCLUSION.—Any amount included in gross income under paragraph (1) shall be taken into account for the taxable year of the employee with or within which the plan year ends. "(b) EXCESS BENEFIT.—For purposes of this section— "(1) IN GENERAL.—The excess benefit of any highly compensated employee is the excess of such employee's employerprovided benefit under the plan over the highest permitted benefit. "(2) HIGHEST PERMITTED BENEFIT.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the highest permitted benefit under any plan shall be
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