Supplementary Provisions
附 則
Supplementary Provisions, Article 1Effective Date
第一条（施行期日）
This Act comes into effect on April 1, 2000; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the dates specified respectively in those items:
この法律は、平成十二年四月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、それぞれ当該各号に定める日から施行する。
the provisions in Article 1 amending Article 128, paragraph (4) and Article 137-15, paragraph (5) of the National Pension Act; the provisions of Article 4 (limited to the provision amending Article 81-2, paragraph (2) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act (limited to the part replacing "Article 139, paragraph (5) or paragraph (6)" with "Article 139, paragraph (6) or paragraph (7)" and the part replacing "paragraph (5) or paragraph (6) of that Article" with "paragraph (6) or paragraph (7) of that Article"), the provisions amending Article 119, paragraph (4), Article 120-4, Article 130, paragraph (4), and Article 130-2 of that Act, the provision amending Article 136-3 of that Act and the provision renumbering that Article as Article 136-4, the provision adding one Article after Article 136-2 of that Act, the provision renumbering Article 139, paragraph (6) of that Act as paragraph (7) of that Article, the provision renumbering paragraph (5) of that Article as paragraph (6) of that Article, renumbering paragraph (4) of that Article as paragraph (5) of that Article, and adding one paragraph after paragraph (3) of that Article, the provision amending Article 140, paragraph (8) of that Act (limited to the part replacing "paragraph (6) of the preceding Article" with "paragraph (7) of the preceding Article"), and the provisions amending Article 141, Article 159, paragraph (5), Article 159-2, Article 164, paragraph (3), and Article 176 of that Act); the provisions in Article 21 amending Article 55, paragraph (2), Article 56, paragraph (2), Article 57, paragraph (2), and Article 60 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, etc.; and the provisions of Articles 8, 12, and 13, Articles 32 through 34, and Article 38 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date specified by Cabinet Order within three months from the date of promulgation;
第一条中国民年金法第百二十八条第四項及び第百三十七条の十五第五項の改正規定、第四条（厚生年金保険法第八十一条の二第二項の改正規定（「第百三十九条第五項又は第六項」を「第百三十九条第六項又は第七項」に改める部分及び「同条第五項又は第六項」を「同条第六項又は第七項」に改める部分に限る。）、同法第百十九条第四項、第百二十条の四、第百三十条第四項及び第百三十条の二の改正規定、同法第百三十六条の三の改正規定及び同条を第百三十六条の四とする改正規定、同法第百三十六条の二の次に一条を加える改正規定、同法第百三十九条第六項を同条第七項とする改正規定、同条第五項を同条第六項とし、同条第四項を同条第五項とし、同条第三項の次に一項を加える改正規定、同法第百四十条第八項の改正規定（「前条第六項」を「前条第七項」に改める部分に限る。）並びに同法第百四十一条、第百五十九条第五項、第百五十九条の二、第百六十四条第三項及び第百七十六条の改正規定に限る。）並びに第二十一条中厚生年金保険法等の一部を改正する法律附則第五十五条第二項、第五十六条第二項、第五十七条第二項及び第六十条の改正規定並びに附則第八条、第十二条、第十三条、第三十二条から第三十四条まで及び第三十八条の規定 公布の日から起算して三月以内の政令で定める日
Omitted
略
the provisions of Article 2, Article 5, Article 8, the provision in Article 11 amending Article 35, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, etc. (limited to the part replacing "Article 43" with "Article 43, paragraph (1)"), Article 14, Article 16, Article 19 and Article 23, and the provisions of Article 14 through Article 18 and Article 29 through Article 31 of the Supplementary Provisions: April 1, 2002;
第二条、第五条、第八条、第十一条中厚生年金保険法等の一部を改正する法律附則第三十五条第一項の改正規定（「第四十三条」を「第四十三条第一項」に改める部分に限る。）、第十四条、第十六条、第十九条及び第二十三条並びに附則第十四条から第十八条まで及び第二十九条から第三十一条までの規定 平成十四年四月一日
Omitted
略
the provisions of Article 3, Article 7, the provision in Article 20 amending Article 11, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 18 of 2000), and the provisions of Article 37 of the Supplementary Provisions: April 1, 2001;
第三条、第七条、第二十条中国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律附則第十一条第九項の改正規定及び附則第三十七条の規定 平成十三年四月一日
The procedures and other acts necessary for establishing the basic policy prescribed in Article 77, paragraph (1) of the National Pension Act after the revision under the provisions of Article 3, and the basic policy prescribed in Article 79-4, paragraph (1) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act after the revision under the provisions of Article 7, may be performed even before the effective date.
第三条の規定による改正後の国民年金法第七十七条第一項に規定する基本方針及び第七条の規定による改正後の厚生年金保険法第七十九条の四第一項に規定する基本方針の策定のため必要な手続きその他の行為は、施行日前においても行うことができる。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 2The Basic Pension System
第二条（基礎年金の在り方）
With respect to the basic pension, its state, including the benefit level and the financing method, is to be broadly reviewed, and, for the time being, by 2004, a stable source of funding is to be secured and an increase of the proportion of the national treasury's burden to one-half is to be sought.
基礎年金については、給付水準及び財政方式を含めてその在り方を幅広く検討し、当面平成十六年までの間に、安定した財源を確保し、国庫負担の割合の二分の一への引上げを図るものとする。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 3Transitional Measures Concerning the Amount of Benefits in the Form of a Pension, etc. under the National Pension
第三条（国民年金の年金たる給付等の額に関する経過措置）
With respect to the amount of a benefit in the form of a pension under the National Pension Act (excluding the additional pension) for the months up to and including March 2000, and the amount of a benefit in the form of a pension prescribed in Article 32, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 34 of 1985; hereinafter referred to as the "1985 Amendment Act"), the provisions then in force continue to govern.
平成十二年三月以前の月分の国民年金法による年金たる給付（付加年金を除く。）及び国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律（昭和六十年法律第三十四号。以下「昭和六十年改正法」という。）附則第三十二条第一項に規定する年金たる給付の額については、なお従前の例による。
With respect to the amount of the lump-sum withdrawal payment under the National Pension Act relating only to a premium-paid period (limited to one relating to a category 1 insured person) before April 2000, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
Supplementary Provisions, Article 37Transitional Measures Concerning Investment of the Reserve Fund
第三十七条（積立金の運用に関する経過措置）
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may, notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter V of the National Pension Act after the revision under the provisions of Article 3, or Chapter IV-2 of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act after the revision under the provisions of Article 7 (referred to in the following paragraph as the "amended investment provisions"), deposit, with the Government Pension Investment Fund, Independent Administrative Agency, for the purpose of having it underwrite government bonds under the provisions of Article 62, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Accounts, the pension reserve fund deposited with the Trust Fund Bureau as of the end of fiscal year 2000 (meaning the reserve fund relating to the National Pension Account of the National Pension Special Account based on the Act on the National Pension Special Account (Act No. 63 of 1961) before its repeal under the provisions of Article 66, item (xxiii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act on Special Accounts (Act No. 23 of 2007), and the reserve fund relating to the Pension Account of the Employees' Insurance Special Account based on the Act on the Employees' Insurance Special Account (Act No. 10 of 1944) before its repeal under the provisions of item (v) of that Article).
厚生労働大臣は、平成十二年度末現在資金運用部に預託している年金積立金（特別会計に関する法律（平成十九年法律第二十三号）附則第六十六条第二十三号の規定による廃止前の国民年金特別会計法（昭和三十六年法律第六十三号）に基づく国民年金特別会計の国民年金勘定及び同条第五号の規定による廃止前の厚生保険特別会計法（昭和十九年法律第十号）に基づく厚生保険特別会計の年金勘定に係る積立金をいう。）については、第三条の規定による改正後の国民年金法第五章又は第七条の規定による改正後の厚生年金保険法第四章の二の規定（次項において「改正後の運用規定」という。）にかかわらず、年金積立金管理運用独立行政法人に対し、特別会計に関する法律第六十二条第一項の規定による公債を引き受けることを目的として寄託することができる。
With respect to investment of the pension reserve fund prescribed in the preceding paragraph, deposit under the provisions of that paragraph and any other necessary measures are to be taken giving consideration to the stable financial operation of the National Pension program and the Employees' Pension Insurance program, and giving consideration to the cash flow relating to the continuation of the Trust Fund Bureau's existing loans and the effect on the market. In this case, this is to be done so that the amount of the reserve fund of the National Pension Account and the Employees' Pension Account of the Pension Special Account deposited with the Government Pension Investment Fund, Independent Administrative Agency, under the amended investment provisions, at the end of each fiscal year, gradually increases.
Supplementary Provisions, Article 38Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions
第三十八条（罰則に関する経過措置）
The provisions then in force continue to govern the application of penal provisions to conduct engaged in before this Act comes into effect and to conduct engaged in after the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect in the cases in which prior laws are to continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions.
この法律の施行前にした行為及び附則第八条の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合における附則第一条第一号に掲げる規定の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 40Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Order
第四十条（その他の経過措置の政令への委任）
Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary incidental to the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.
この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。