RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACTS

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Public Law 399, 74th Congress, Approved June 29, 1935, Rallroad Retire

ment Act of 1935----

Public Law 400, 74th Congress, Approved August 29, 1935, Carriers Taxing

Act of 1935.-

Public Law 162, Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, 75th Congress, Approved

June 24 1937.

Public Law 174, Carriers Taxing Act of 1937, 75th Congress, Approved

June 29, 1937..

Public Resolution 81, Providing More Uniform Coverage Under the Rail.

road Retirement Acts and Carriers Taxing Act, 76th Congress, Approved

June 11, 1940.-----

Public Law 764, To Provide More Uniform Coverage of Certain Persons

Employed in Coal-Mining Operations With Respect to Insurance Bene

fits, 76th Congress, Approved August 13, 1940.-----

Public Law 801, Second Revenue Act of 1940. (Extract: “Crediting Mill.

tary Service for Annuity Purposes Under the Railroad Retirement Acts"

and “Credit Against Federal Unemployment Taxes”), 76th Congress,

Approved October 8, 1940.------

Public Resolution 102, Providing for Acquisition by the Railroad Retire
ment Board of Data Needed in Carrying Out Provisions of the Railroad

Retirement Act, 76th Congress, Approved October 9, 1940.-----
Public Law 520, To Extend the Crediting of Military Service Under the

Railroad Retirement Acts, 77th Congress, Approved April 8, 1942--------

Public Law 376, Extending the Period for the Acquisition by the Railroad

Retirement Board of Data Needed in Carrying out the Provisions of the

Railroad Retirement Acts, Approved June 28, 1944.----

Public Law 572, 79th Congress, To Amend the Railroad Retirement Acts,

the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and Subchapter B of Chap

ter 9 of the Internal Revenue Code; and for other purposes, Approved

July 31, 1946.-.-.

Public Law 744, 80th Congress, To Amend Railroad Retirement Act of

1937, as Amended, and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,

as Amended...-----------

Public Law 234, 82d Congress, To Amend the Railroad Retirement Act

and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.-----

Public Law 590 (Extract), 82d Congress, To Amend Railroad Retirement

Act of 1937, as Amended.--

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Public Law 398, 83d Congress, To Amend the Railroad Retirement Act,

relative to dual benefits under Social Security and Railroad Retirement

Act.--.-es

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Public Law 746, 83d Congress, Amendments to Railroad Retirement

Act, the Railroad Retirement Tax Act, and the Railroad Unemploy-

ment Insurance Act.......

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Public Law 383, 84th Congress, To Amend Railroad Retirement Act of

1937 as amended and the Railroad l' nemployment Insurance Act-----
Public Law: 881 (Extract), 8.1th Congress, Amends Railroad Retirement Act

relative to military service rendered by individual after December 1956..

Public Law 1013, 84th Congress, To Amend the Railroad Retirement Act

of 1937 to provide increases in benefits..----

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Public Law 927, 85th Congress, to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of

1937, the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and the Social

Security Act-------

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Public Law 28, 86th Congress, Approved May 19, 1959.

To Amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, the Railroad Retirement

Tax Act, and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, so as to

provide increases in benefits----

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Public Law No. 285, 87th Congress, Approved September 22, 1961.

To Amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 to provide reduced

annuities to male employees who have attained age sixty-two--------- 164

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Public Law 722, Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act of 1938, 75th

Congress, Approved June 6, 1938. ------

Public Law 141, To Amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act of

1938, 76th Congress, Approved June 20, 1939.-

Public Law 725, To Amend Section 13 (d) of the Railroad Unemployment

Insurance Act, 76th Congress, Approved July 2, 1940.

Public Law 833, To Amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act of

1938, as Amended June 20, 1939, 76th Congress, Approved October 10,

1940.---------

Public Law 640, To Amend Section 13 (d) of the Railroad Unemployment

Insurance Act, 77th Congress, Approved June 30, 1942..-

Public Law 202, 79th Congress, To Facilitate the Execution of Subsec-

tion (d) of Section 13 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,

as Amended...

Public Law 599, 79th Congress, To Provide for Refunds to Railroad Em-

ployees in Certain Cases, so as to Place the Various States on an Equal

Basis, Under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, With Respect

to Contributions of Employees, Approved August 2, 1946----

Public Law 378, 80th Congress, To Extend the Time Within Which Ap-

plication May Be Made to the Railroad Retirement Board for Certain

Refunds From the Unemployment Trust Fund.---

Public Law 343, 82d Congress, To Amend Sections 2 and 3 of the Rail-

road Unemployment Insurance Act of 1938, as Amended.

Public Law 880 (extract), 85th Congress, amendments preserving rela-

tionship between railroad retirement and old-age and survivors insur-

ance..---

Public Law 28, 86th Congress, Approved May 19, 1959, To amend the

Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, the Railroad Retirement Tax Act, and

the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, so as to provide increases

in benefits

Public Law 7, 87th Congress, Approved March 24, 1961, To provide tem-

porary extended railroad unemployment insurance benefits.----

Public Law 729, 87th Congress, Approved October 1,1962, To Amend the

Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 with regard to reim-

bursement of the Railroad Unemployment insurance account.------

Public Law 133, 88th Congress, approved October 5, 1963, To amend the

Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, the Railroad Retirement Tax Act, the

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and the Temporary Extended

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Benefits Act of 1961 to increase the

creditable and taxable compensation...

Public Law 97, 89th Congress (extract) approved June 30, 1965, Social

Security Act of 1965, relating to railroad retirement.---

Public Law 212, 89th Congress, approved September 29, 1965, To amend

the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 and the Railroad Tax Act to elimi-

nate certain provisions which reduces spouses annuities, to provide

coverage for tips, to increase the base on which railroad retirement

benefits and taxes are computed...

Public Law 699, 89th Congress, approved October 30, 1966, To amend the

Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, and the Railroad Retirement Tax

Public Law 700, 89th Congress, approved October 30, 1966, To amend the

Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, the Railroad Unemployment Insur-

ance Act, and the Railroad Retirement Tax Act to make certain tech-

nical changes, to provide for the survivor benefits to children ages be-

between 18 to 21, inclusive..

Public Law No. 248 (extract) 90th Cong., approved Jan. 2, 1968, Social Se-

curity Amendments of 1967.------------

Public Law No. 257, 90th Cong., approved Feb. 15, 1968, To amend the

Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 and the Railroad Unemployment In-

surance Act to provide for increase in benefits.----

Public Law No. 624, 90th Cong., approved Oct. 22, 1968, To amend the In-

ternal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the definition of compensa-

tion for purposes of tax under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act -------

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16 Public Law No. 172 (extract), 91st Cong., approved Dec. 30, 1969. Tax Re-

form Act of 1969 --

Public Law No. 215, 91st Cong., approved Mar. 17, 1970, To amend the

Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 and the Railroad Retirement Tax Act

to provide for the extension of supplemental annuities---

Public Law No. 306, 91st Cong., approved July 6, 1970, To continue until

the close of June 30, 1973, the existing suspension of duties on manga-

nese ore and related products---

Public Law No. 377, 91st Cong., approved Aug. 12, 1970, To amend the

Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 to provide a temporary 15 per centum

increase in annuities, to change for a temporary period the method of

computing interest on investments of the railroad retirement accounts_

: Public Law No. 669, 91st Cong., approved January 11, 1971, To extend the

temporary provision for disregarding income of old-age, survivors, and

disability insurance and railroad retirement recipients in determining

their need for public assistance --

Public Law No. 46, 92d Cong., approved July 2, 1971. To amend the Rail-

road Retirement Act of 1937 to provide a 10 per centum increase in

annuities -----

Public Law No. 460, 92d Cong., approved Oct 4, 1972, To amend the Rail-

road Retirement Act of 1937 to provide a temporary 20 per centum

increase in annuities, to simplify administration of the Act---

Public Law No. 58, 93d Cong., approved July 6, 1973, To amend sections

3(e) and 5(1) (1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 to simplify

administration of the Act : and to amend section 226(e) of the Social

Security Act to extend kidney disease medicare coverage to railroad em-

ployees, their spouses, and their dependent children ----

Public Law No. 69, 93d Cong., approved July 10, 1973, To amend the

Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 and the Railroad Tax Act to revise cer-
tain eligibility conditions for annuities; to change the railroad retire-

ment tax rates; and to amend the Interstate Commerce Act in order to

improve the procedures pertaining to certain rate adjustments for car-

iers subject to Part I of the Act----

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Public Law No. 445, 93d Cong., approved Oct. 16, 1974, To amend the Rail-

road Retirement Act of 1937 to revise the retirement system for em-

ployees of employers covered thereunder------

Public Law No. 92, 94th Cong., approved Aug. 9, 1975. To amend the

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to increase unemployment and

sickness benefits---

Public Law No. 93, 91th Cong., approved Aug. 9, 1975. To provide that

certain unemployment compensation funds may be used for repayable

loans to the Virgin Islands_------------

Public Law No. 517, 94th Cong., approved Oct. 18, 1976. To amend the

Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 with respect to the computation of

annuity amounts in certain cases--

Public Law No. 199, 95th Cong., approved Nov. 23, 1977. To amend

the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to authorize additional

appropriations for the United States Railway Association -----------