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U.S. Code / Title 45 — Railroads / Chapter 9—Retirement of Railroad Employees
Title 45Subchapter

Subchapter Iv—Railroad Retirement Act of 1974

Contents

  1. § 231. Definitions
  2. § 231a. Annuity eligibility requirements
  3. § 231b. Computation of annuities
  4. § 231c. Computation of spouse and survivor annuities
  5. § 231d. Annuity beginning and ending dates
  6. § 231e. Lump sum payments
  7. § 231f. Railroad Retirement Board
  8. § 231f–1. Annual actuarial report
  9. § 231g. Court jurisdiction
  10. § 231h. Returns of compensation; conclusiveness
  11. § 231i. Erroneous payments
  12. § 231j. Waiver of annuities
  13. § 231k. Incompetence
  14. § 231l. Penalties
  15. § 231m. Assignability; exemption from levy
  16. § 231n. Railroad Retirement Account
  17. § 231n–1. Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account
  18. § 231o. Private pensions
  19. § 231p. Free transportation
  20. § 231q. Crediting service under Social Security Act
  21. § 231r. Automatic benefit eligibility requirement adjustments
  22. § 231s. Separability
  23. § 231t. Short title
  24. § 231u. Benefit preservation
  25. § 231v. Computation and certification of account benefit ratios

Citation

Cite as
Title 45, U.S. Code
Edition
United States Code, 2024 Edition
Current through
01/06/2025

Official sources

Current text and notes (House OLRC)GPO edition on govinfoAbout the Statutes at Large

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