; or , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) by an individual for appropriate relief in the case of a violation of the individual's rights under section 205A. . (d) Parallel amendment to section 205 Section 205(c)(2)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1055(c)(2)(B) ) is amended by inserting , because due to exceptional circumstances requiring the participant to seek the spouse's consent would be inappropriate after located . 4. Improving coverage for long-term part-time workers (a) In general Section 202 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1052 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Special rule for certain part-Time employees (1) In general A pension plan that includes either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement (as defined in section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) or a salary reduction agreement (as described in section 403(b) of such Code) shall not require, as a condition of participation in the arrangement or agreement, that an employee complete a period of service with the employer (or employers) maintaining the plan extending beyond the close of the earlier of— (A) the period permitted under subsection (a)(1) (determined without regard to subparagraph (B)(i) thereof) and section 410(a)(1) of such Code (determined without regard to subparagraph (B)(i) thereof); or (B) the first 24-month period— (i) consisting of 2 consecutive 12-month periods during each of which the employee has at least 500 hours of service