### Question
Can you define what unpredictable contingent event benefit means?


### Answer
**Unpredictable contingent event benefit** is defined as the following 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 17-COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER I-PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS > Subtitle B-Regulatory Provisions > part 3-funding**

