# 国民年金法 / National Pension Act — 第百三十七条の十五 (Article 137-15)

- Law: 国民年金法 (National Pension Act), 昭和三十四年法律第百四十一号
- English title "National Pension Act": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第百三十七条の十五 (Article 137-15)（連合会の業務） — address `art-137-15`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15
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### 第百三十七条の十五（連合会の業務） — Operations of the National Pension Fund Association
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<sup>art-137-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15</sup>

    **第一項**  連合会は、第百三十七条の十七第四項の規定により年金又は一時金を支給するものとされている中途脱退者及びその会員である基金に係る解散基金加入員に対し、年金又は死亡を支給事由とする一時金の支給を行うものとする。
    <sup>art-137-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-1</sup>
    The National Pension Fund Association is to pay a pension, or a lump-sum benefit whose ground for payment is death, to an early leaver that is to be paid a pension or lump-sum benefit under Article 137-17, paragraph (4), and to a member of a dissolved fund relating to a National Pension Fund that is a member of the National Pension Fund Association.
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    **第二項**  連合会は、次に掲げる事業を行うことができる。ただし、第一号に掲げる事業を行う場合には、厚生労働大臣の認可を受けなければならない。
    <sup>art-137-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-2</sup>
    The National Pension Fund Association may conduct the following projects; provided, however, that when it conducts the project listed in item (i), it must obtain the authorization of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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      **一**  基金が支給する年金及び一時金につき一定額が確保されるよう、基金の拠出金等を原資として、基金の積立金の額を付加する事業
      <sup>art-137-15/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-2/item-1</sup>
      A project that adds to the amount of the reserve fund of a National Pension Fund, using the contributions, etc. of the National Pension Fund as the source of funds, so that a fixed amount is secured for the pension and lump-sum benefit paid by the National Pension Fund;
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      **二**  第百二十八条第五項の規定による委託を受けて基金の業務の一部を行う事業
      <sup>art-137-15/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-2/item-2</sup>
      A project that conducts part of the operations of a National Pension Fund under entrustment under Article 128, paragraph (5);
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      **三**  基金への助言又は指導を行う事業その他の基金の行う事業の健全な発展を図るものとして政令で定める事業
      <sup>art-137-15/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-2/item-3</sup>
      A project that provides advice or guidance to a National Pension Fund, and any other project specified by Cabinet Order as one that promotes the sound development of the projects conducted by a National Pension Fund;
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      **四**  国民年金基金制度についての啓発活動及び広報活動を行う事業
      <sup>art-137-15/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-2/item-4</sup>
      A project that carries out awareness-raising activities and public relations activities concerning the National Pension Fund system.
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    **第三項**  連合会は、基金の加入員及び加入員であつた者の福祉を増進するため、必要な施設をすることができる。
    <sup>art-137-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-3</sup>
    The National Pension Fund Association may establish facilities necessary to promote the welfare of members of a National Pension Fund and persons who were members.
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    **第四項**  連合会は、信託会社、信託業務を営む金融機関、生命保険会社、農業協同組合連合会若しくは共済水産業協同組合連合会又は金融商品取引業者と、当該連合会が支給する年金又は一時金に要する費用に関して信託、保険若しくは共済の契約又は投資一任契約を締結するときは、政令の定めるところによらなければならない。
    <sup>art-137-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-4</sup>
    When the National Pension Fund Association concludes, with a trust company, a financial institution engaged in trust business, a life insurance company, a federation of agricultural cooperatives or a federation of fishery cooperatives for mutual aid, or a financial instruments business operator, a contract of trust, insurance or mutual aid, or a discretionary investment contract, concerning the expenses required for the pension or lump-sum benefit paid by that National Pension Fund Association, it must do so as provided by Cabinet Order.
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    **第五項**  第百二十八条第四項の規定は、前項の信託の契約（運用方法を特定する信託の契約であつて、政令で定めるものを除く。）、保険若しくは共済の契約又は投資一任契約について準用する。
    <sup>art-137-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-5</sup>
    The provisions of Article 128, paragraph (4) apply mutatis mutandis to the trust contract under the preceding paragraph (excluding a trust contract that specifies the method of investment and that is specified by Cabinet Order), insurance or mutual aid contract, or discretionary investment contract.
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    **第六項**  連合会は、厚生労働大臣の認可を受けて、その業務の一部を信託会社、信託業務を営む金融機関、生命保険会社、農業協同組合連合会、共済水産業協同組合連合会その他政令で定める法人に委託することができる。
    <sup>art-137-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-6</sup>
    The National Pension Fund Association may, with the authorization of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, entrust part of its operations to a trust company, a financial institution engaged in trust business, a life insurance company, a federation of agricultural cooperatives, a federation of fishery cooperatives for mutual aid, or any other juridical person specified by Cabinet Order.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-137-15/par-1: 第百三十七条の十七第四項 → 国民年金法 第百三十七条の十七第四項 (Article 137-17, paragraph (4)), art-137-17/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-17/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-17/par-4
- art-137-15/par-2: 第一号 → 国民年金法 第百三十七条の十五第二項第一号 (Article 137-15, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-137-15/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-2/item-1
- art-137-15/par-2/item-2: 第百二十八条第五項 → 国民年金法 第百二十八条第五項 (Article 128, paragraph (5)), art-128/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-128/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-128/par-5
- art-137-15/par-5: 第百二十八条第四項 → 国民年金法 第百二十八条第四項 (Article 128, paragraph (4)), art-128/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-128/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-128/par-4
- art-137-15/par-5: 前項 → 国民年金法 第百三十七条の十五第四項 (Article 137-15, paragraph (4)), art-137-15/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-4

## Cited by

6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

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- 国民年金法 第百三十七条の十五第二項（連合会の業務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-2
- 国民年金法 第百三十七条の十五第五項（連合会の業務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-137-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-137-15/par-5
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- 法人税法 第十二条第四項第一号（信託財産に属する資産及び負債並びに信託財産に帰せられる収益及び費用の帰属） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/corporation-tax-act/art-12/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/340AC0000000034/art-12/par-4/item-1
- 確定拠出年金法 第七十九条第一項（国民年金法の適用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-79/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-79/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 国民年金法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/334AC0000000141/20261001_507AC0000000074), retrieved 2026-10-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 国民年金法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/1772), retrieved 2026-09-18
- claude-sonnet-5 — Machine translation, batch national-pension-act-20260923T214903-037, translated 2026-09-24
- This site's parser, version 211 — 国民年金法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-05