This part (2530) shall apply to any employee benefit plan described
in section 4(a) of the Act (and not exempted under section 4(b)) other
than--
(a) An employee welfare benefit plan as defined in section 3(1) of
the Act and Sec. 2510.3-1;
(b) A plan which is unfunded and is maintained by an employer
primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a
select group of management or highly compensated employees;
(c) A plan established and maintained by a society, order, or
association described in section 501(c)(8) or (9) of the Code, if no
part of the contributions to or under such plan are made by employers of
participants in such plan;
(d) A trust described in section 501(c)(18) of the Code;
(e) A plan which is established and maintained by a labor
organization described in section 501(c)(5) of the Code and which does
not at any time after the date of enactment of the Act provide for
employer contributions;
(f) Any agreement providing payments to a retired partner or a
deceased partner's successor in interest, as described in section 736 of
the Code;
(g) An individual retirement account or annuity described in section
408 of the Code, or a retirement bond described in section 409 of the
Code;
(h) An excess benefit plan as described in section 3(36) of the Act.