2 pages. Excerpt: Temporary pension funding relief legislation has been attached to the Senate tax extenders package (H.R. 4213) and we understand that the House of Representatives will bring a similar package to the floor shortly. ERIC supports efforts to pass real and significant temporary funding relief into law as soon as possible. We support expanding the current amortization period for pension plans from the current seven year period to either the 2 +7 alternative (for which the first two years, plan sponsors would only owe interest on the payments) or a 15 year amortization option.