This document contains a temporary regulation that defines the term "salary reduction agreement" for purposes of section 3121(a)(5)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The temporary regulation provides guidance to employers (public educational institutions and section 501(c)(3) organizations) purchasing annuity contracts described in section 403(b) on behalf of their employees. The text of the temporary regulation also serves as the text of the proposed regulation set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject in the Proposed Rules section in this issue of the Federal Register.