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Exhibit 99-B.8.65

RULE 22C-2 AGREEMENT

  This AGREEMENT, dated April 16, 2007, is effective as of the 16th day of October, 2007,
between Neuberger Berman Management Inc. (NBMI) and ING Life Insurance and Annuity
Company, ING National Trust, ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company, ReliaStar Life
Insurance Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York, Security Life of Denver
Insurance Company and Systematized Benefits Administrators Inc. (individually an
"Intermediary" and collectively the "Intermediaries").

WHEREAS, NBMI is the principal underwriter and adviser of registered investment companies
and their separately designated series (each such series or series hereinafter established referred
to herein as the "Funds")

WHEREAS, the Intermediaries have adopted policies and procedures to monitor and deter
excessive trading activity within the mutual funds, including the Funds, available through the
variable annuity, variable life insurance and variable retirement plan products which they offer
(the "Variable Products"); and

WHEREAS, the Intermediaries' policies and procedures to monitor and deter excessive trading
activity within the mutual funds available through their Variable Products are attached hereto
and made part of this Agreement as Schedule A (the "Excessive Trading Policy");

WHEREAS, NBMI desires for the Intermediaries to monitor and deter excessive trading activity
in the Funds in accordance with the Intermediaries' Excessive Trading Policy; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to otherwise comply with the requirements under Rule 22c-2 of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("Rule 22c-2").

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, which
consideration is full and complete, NBMI and the Intermediaries hereby agree as follows:

A.    Agreement to Monitor and Deter Excessive Trading Activity. 
 
    1.    The Intermediaries agree to monitor and deter excessive trading activity in the 
Funds which are available through their Variable Products in accordance with the Intermediaries' 
Excessive Trading Policy. Said Excessive Trading Policy may be amended from time to time 
with the consent of the parties, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. 
 
    2.    The Intermediaries agree to provide NBMI the taxpayer identification number 
("TIN"), if requested, or any other identifying factor that would provide acceptable assurances of 
the identity of all shareholders that are restricted to regular U.S. mail trading under the 
Intermediaries' Excessive Trading Policy. 
 
B.    Agreement to Provide Shareholder Information. 
 
    1.    Each Intermediary agrees to provide NBMI~ upon written request, the following 
shareholder information with respect to Covered Transactions involving the Funds: 


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a.    The taxpayer identification number ("TIN") or any other government 
    issued identifier, if known, that would provide acceptable assurances of 
    the identity of each shareholder that has purchased, redeemed, transferred 
    or exchanged shares of a Fund through an account directly maintained by 
    the Intermediaries during the period covered by the request; 
 
b.    The amount and dates of, and the Variable Product(s) associated with, 
    such shareholder purchases, redemptions, transfers and exchanges; and 
 
c.    Any other data mutually agreed upon in writing. 

    2.    Under this Agreement the term "Covered Transactions" are those transactions 
which the Intermediaries consider when determining whether trading activity is excessive as 
described in their Excessive Trading Policy. 
 
    3.    Requests to provide shareholder information shall set forth the specific period for 
which transaction information is sought. However, unless otherwise agreed to by the 
Intermediaries, any such request will not cover a period of more than 180 consecutive calendar 
days from the date of the request. 
 
    4.    Each Intermediary agrees to provide the requested shareholder information 
promptly upon receipt of the request, but in no event later than 15 business days after receipt of 
such request, provided that such information resides in its books and records. If shareholder 
information is not on the Intermediary's books and records, the Intermediary agrees to use 
reasonable efforts to obtain and transmit or have transmitted the requested information from the 
holder of the account. 
 
    5.    Responses required by this paragraph B must be communicated in writing and in a 
format mutually agreed upon by the parties. To the extent practicable, the format for any 
transaction information provided to NBMI should be consistent with the NSCC Standardized 
Data Reporting Format. 
 
C.    Agreement to Restrict Trading. 
 
    1.    Each Intermediary agrees to execute written instructions from NBMI to restrict or 
prohibit further Covered Transactions involving Fund shares by a shareholder who has been 
identified by NBMI as having engaged in transactions in shares of a Fund (through an account 
directly maintained by the Intermediary) that violate the policies and procedures established by 
the Funds for the purposes of eliminating or reducing frequent trading of Fund shares. 
 
    2a.    For those Shareholders whose information is on the Intermediaries' books and 
records, the Intermediaries agree to execute or have executed the written instructions from the 
Fund to restrict or prohibit trading as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than 10 
Business Days after receipt of the instructions by the Intermediaries. The Intermediaries will 
provide written confirmation to the Fund as soon as reasonably practicable that such instructions 
have been executed but not later than 10 business days after the instructions have been executed. 

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2b. For those Shareholders whose information is not on the Intermediaries' books and
records the Intermediaries agree to execute or have executed the written instructions from the
Fund to restrict or prohibit trading as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than 10
Business Days after receipt of the instructions by the Intermediaries. The Intermediaries will
provide written confirmation to the Fund as soon as reasonably practicable that such instructions
have or have not been executed. If an indirect intermediary is unable or unwilling to restrict or
prohibit trading by a Shareholder, upon the Funds' written request, the Intermediary will restrict
or prohibit transactions in Fund Shares by the Indirect Intermediary.

3. Instructions to restrict or prohibit further Covered Transactions involving Fund
shares must include:

a.    The reason for requesting the restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s), 
    supporting details regarding the transaction activity which resulted in the 
    restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s)s and the applicable sections of the 
    Fund's frequent trading policy and procedures that have been violated; 
 
b.    The specific restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s) to be executed, including 
    the length of time such restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s) shall remain in 
    place; 
 
c.    The TIN or any other government issued identifier, if known by NBMI, 
    that would help the Intermediaries determine the identity of affected 
    shareholder(s); and 
 
d.    Whether such restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s) are to be executed in 
    relation to all of the affected shareholder's Variable Products, only the 
    type of Variable Product(s) through which the affected shareholder 
    engaged in transaction activity which triggered the restriction(s) and/or 
    prohibition(s) or in some other respect. In absence of direction from 
    NBMI in this regard, restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s) shall be executed 
    as they relate to the Intermediary's Variable Product(s) through which the 
    affected shareholder engaged in the transaction activity which triggered 
    the restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s). 

D. Limitation on Use of Information.

NBMI agrees neither to use the information received from the Intermediary for any purpose
other than to comply with SEC Rule 22c-2 and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, nor
to share the information with anyone other than its employees who legitimately need access to it.
Neither NBMI nor any of its affiliates or subsidiaries may use any information provided pursuant
to this Agreement for marketing or solicitation purposes. NBMI will take such steps as are
reasonably necessary to ensure compliance with this obligation.

Each Party shall indemnify and hold harmless the other and their respective directors, officers,
employees, affiliates and agents ("Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all losses,
claims, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses) ("Losses")

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incurred by any of them arising out of (i) any breach by the other party of any representation,
warranty or agreement contained in this Agreement, (ii) any willful misconduct or negligence by
the other party in the performance of, or failure to perform, its obligations under this Agreement,
including but not limited to, a party's failure to timely provide information that is accurate and in
proper form, as required under this Agreement, or to timely restrict trading in accordance with
this Agreement, or a party's failure to restrict unauthorized access to or unauthorized use or
disclosure to an unauthorized third party of any non-public personal financial information of a
consumer provided or received pursuant to this Agreement. This Section shall survive
termination of this Agreement.

E. Prior Agreements.

The parties acknowledge that prior to the effective date of this Agreement efforts to monitor and
deter excessive trading activity within the Variable Products were governed by whatever
practices NBMI and the Intermediaries agreed to follow in the absence of any formal agreement.
The parties also acknowledge having previously entered into fund participation and/or selling
and service agreements concerning the purchase and redemption of shares of Funds through the
Variable Products. The terms of this Agreement supplement NBMI participation and/or selling
and service agreements and to the extent the terms of this Agreement conflict with the terms of
NBMI participation and/or selling and service agreements, the terms of this Agreement will
control. This Agreement will terminate upon termination of NBMI participation and/or selling
and service agreements.

F.    Notices. 
    1.    Except as otherwise provided, all notices and other communications hereunder 

shall be in writing and shall be sufficient if delivered by hand or if sent by confirmed facsimile or
e-mail, or by mail, postage prepaid, addressed:

a.    If to Intermediaries, to: 
 
    ING U.S. Financial Services 
    Attention:    Jacqueline Salamon 
    Address:    151 Farmington Avenue 
        Hartford, CT 06156-8975 
    Phone:    860-723-2242 
    Fax:    860-723-2214 
    Email:    Jacqueline.Salamon@us.ing.com 
 
b.    If to NBMI, to: 
 
    Neuberger Berman Management Inc. 
    Neuberger Berman Funds 
    605 Third Avenue - 2nd Floor 
    New York, NY 10158-0180 
    Attention:    Peter Sundman, President, NBMI and Chairman and Chief 
    Executive Officer, Neuberger Berman Funds 
    cc:    Margo Rappoport 

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    telephone:    (646) 497-4671 
    telecopier:    (212) 476-5781 
    email:    mrappoport@nb.com 
 
2.    The parties may by like notice, designate any future or different address to 
which subsequent notices shall be sent. Any notice shall be deemed given when received.


G. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.

H. Assignment. Neither party may assign the Agreement, or any of the rights, obligations,
or liabilities under the Agreement, without the written consent of the other party.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall be deemed assigned to the extent the
Dealer/Services Agreement is deemed assigned.

I. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original, but both of which shall together constitute one and the same
instrument.

J. Right to Suspend Trading by Intermediary. NBMI may, in its discretion, suspend or
cease offering Funds shares for purchase through the Intermediary if the Intermediary fails to
satisfy its obligations under this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed
in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.

ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company    Security Life of Denver Insurance Company 
By:    /s/ Jacqueline Salamon    By:    /s/ Jacqueline Salamon 
Name    Jacqueline Salamon    Name    Jacqueline Salamon 
and Title:    Authorized Representative    and Title:    Authorized Representative 
ING National Trust    Systematized Benefits Administrators Inc. 
By:    /s/ Jacqueline Salamon    By:    /s/ Jacqueline Salamon 
Name    Jacqueline Salamon    Name    Jacqueline Salamon 
and Title:    Authorized Representative    and Title:    Authorized Representative 
ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance    Neuberger Berman Management Inc. 
Company             
By:    /s/ Jacqueline Salamon    By:    /s/ Peter Sundman 
Name    Jacqueline Salamon    Name    Peter Sundman 
and Title:    Authorized Representative    and Title:    President 
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company         
By:    /s/ Jacqueline Salamon         
Name    Jacqueline Salamon         
and Title:    Authorized Representative         
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New         
York             
By:    /s/ Jacqueline Salamon         
Name    Jacqueline Salamon         
and Title:    Authorized Representative         

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Schedule A

ING "Excessive Trading" Policy

The ING family of insurance companies ("ING"), as providers of multi-fund variable insurance and
retirement products, has adopted this Excessive Trading Policy to respond to the demands of the various
fund families which make their funds available through our variable insurance and retirement products
to restrict excessive fund trading activity and to ensure compliance with Section 22c-2 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended. ING's current definition of Excessive Trading and our policy with
respect to such trading activity is outlined below.

1.    ING actively monitors fund transfer and real1ocation activity within its variable insurance and 
    retirement products to identify Excessive Trading. 

ING currently defines Excessive Trading as:

a.    More than one purchase and sale of the same fund (including money market funds) within a 
    60 calendar day period (hereinafter, a purchase and sale of the same fund is referred to as a 
    "round-trip"). This means two or more round-trips involving the same fund within a 60 
    calendar day period would meet ING's definition of Excessive Trading; or 
b.    Six round-trips within a twelve month period. 

The following transactions are excluded when determining whether trading activity is excessive:

a.    Purchases or sales of shares related to non-fund transfers (for example, new purchase 
    payments, withdrawals and loans); 
b.    Transfers associated with scheduled dollar cost averaging, scheduled rebalancing or 
    scheduled asset allocation programs; 
c.    Purchases and sales of fund shares in the amount of $5,000 or less; 
d.    Purchases and sales of funds that affirmatively permit short-term trading in their fund shares, 
    and movement between such funds and a money market fund; and 
e.    Transactions initiated by a member of the ING family of insurance companies. 

2.    If ING determines that an individual has made a purchase of a fund within 60 days of a prior round- 
    trip involving the same fund, ING will send them a letter warning that another sale of that same fund 
    within 60 days of the beginning of the prior round-trip will be deemed to be Excessive Trading and 
    result in a six month suspension of their ability to initiate fund transfers or real1ocations through the 
    Internet, facsimile, Voice Response Unit (VRU), telephone calls to the ING Customer Service 
    Center, or other electronic trading medium that ING may make available from time to time 
    ("Electronic Trading Privileges"). Likewise, if ING determines that an individual has made five 
    round-trips within a twelve month period, ING will send them a letter warning that another purchase 
    and sale of that same fund within twelve months of the initial purchase in the first round-trip in the 
    prior twelve month period will be deemed to be Excessive Trading and result in a six month 
    suspension of their Electronic Trading Privileges. According to the needs of the various business 
    units, a copy of the warning letters may also be sent, as applicable, to the person(s) or entity 
    authorized to initiate fund transfers or real1ocations, the agent/registered representative or 
    investment adviser for that individual. A copy of the warning letters and details of the individual's 
    trading activity may also be sent to the fund whose shares were involved in the trading activity. 

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3.      If ING determines that an individual has used one or more of its products to engage in Excessive Trading, ING will send a second letter to the individual. This letter will state that the individual's Electronic Trading Privileges have been suspended for a period of six months. Consequently, all fund transfers or reallocations, not just those which involve the fund whose shares were involved in the Excessive Trading activity, will then have to be initiated by providing written instructions to ING via regular U.S. mail. During the six month suspension period, electronic "inquiry only" privileges will be permitted where and when possible. A copy of the letter restricting future transfer and reallocation activity to regular U.S. mail and details of the individual's trading activity may also be sent to the fund whose shares were involved in the Excessive Trading activity.
 
4.      Following the six month suspension period during which no additional Excessive Trading is identified, Electronic Trading Privileges may again be restored. ING will continue to monitor the fund transfer and reallocation activity, and any future Excessive Trading will result in an indefinite suspension of the Electronic Trading Privileges. Excessive Trading activity during the six month suspension period will also result in an indefinite suspension of the Electronic Trading Privileges.
 
5.      ING reserves the right to limit fund trading or reallocation privileges with respect to any individual, with or without prior notice, if ING determines that the individual's trading activity is disruptive, regardless of whether the individual's trading activity falls within the definition of Excessive Trading set forth above. Also, ING's failure to send or an individual's failure to receive any warning letter or other notice contemplated under this Policy will not prevent ING from suspending that individual's Electronic Trading Privileges or taking any other action provided for in this Policy.
 
6.      Each fund available through ING's variable insurance and retirement products, either by prospectus or stated policy, has adopted or may adopt its own excessive/frequent trading policy. ING reserves the right, without prior notice, to implement restrictions and/or block future purchases of a fund by an individual who the fund has identified as violating its excessive/frequent trading policy. All such restrictions and/or blocking of future fund purchases will be done in accordance with the directions ING receives from the fund.
 

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