Text of: 702-1501
The Committee recommends concurrence as amended as follows:Amend ¶1501.3 of The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church by adding the following to the end of the subparagraph:
As a result of the work performed by the Connectional Process Team and the report prepared by the Connectional Process Team, the general Church may experience a period of transition. During any such transition in the general structure of the general Church and in order to discharge its fiduciary duties solely in the interest of participants and their beneficiaries and for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries as required by ¶1504.14 of the Discipline, all matters related to the work of the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the 1996 Discipline until the General Conference adopts specific provisions amending the provisions which exist in the 1996 Discipline. The effective date of this subpapagraph shall be the close of the 2000 General Conference.
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