Treatment of Trust Fund under certain laws.

For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986: The Trust Fund shall be treated as a trust described in § 401(a) of the Code which is exempt from taxation under § 501(a) of the Code; Any transfer to or distribution from the Trust Fund shall be treated in the same manner as a transfer to or distribution from a trust described in § 401(a) of the Code; and The benefits provided by the Trust Fund shall be treated as benefits provided under a governmental plan maintained by the District of Columbia. For purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the benefits provided by the Trust Fund shall be treated as benefits provided under a governmental plan maintained by the District of Columbia. To the extent that any provision of subpart A of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 401 et seq.) is amended August 5, 1997, such provision as amended shall apply to the Trust Fund only to the extent the Secretary determines that application of the provision as amended is consistent with the administration of this chapter. The “Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,” referred to in (b), is codified as 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Sections 401 and 501 of the Internal Revenue Code, referred to in (a), are codified as 26 U.S.C. §§ 401 and 501, respectively.