### Question
What does unpredictable contingent event benefit mean?


### Answer
**Unpredictable contingent event benefit** has the following meaning in *29 U.S.C. § 1082*:

> any benefit contingent on an event other than—


(I) age, service, compensation, death, or disability, or


(II) an event which is reasonably and reliably predictable (as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury)

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 1082*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 18-EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER I-PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS > Subtitle B-Regulatory Provisions > part 3-funding**

