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45 U.S.C. 231n: Railroad Retirement Account

Created in 1974 by Public Law 93-445. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 45 U.S.C. 231n–1.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–203, §426(b), reenacted heading without change and amended text of par. (4) generally, substituting provisions relating to retention of independent advisers, investment of assets, adoption of bylaws, employment of professional staff, possession and exercise of any powers… (Social Security Protection Act of 2004) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 108–203, §426(f)(1), substituted "Trustee's" for "trustee's" wherever appearing. (Social Security Protection Act of 2004) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 108–203, §426(f)(2), substituted "Trustee" for "trustee" wherever appearing and "Trustees" for "trustees" in two places. (Social Security Protection Act of 2004) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 108–203, §426(f)(3), substituted "Trustee" for "trustee" in introductory provisions. (Social Security Protection Act of 2004) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 108–203, §426(c), amended heading and text of par. (6) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Board of Trustees shall have the authority to make rules to govern its operations, employ professional staff, and contract with outside advisers, including the Ra… (Social Security Protection Act of 2004) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 108–203, §426(a), substituted "Trustees then holding office" for "entire Board of Trustees". (Social Security Protection Act of 2004) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 108–203, §426(d), struck out heading and text of par. (8). Text read as follows: "The expenses of the Trust and the Board of Trustees incurred under this subsection shall be paid from the Trust." (Social Security Protection Act of 2004) Law text · (j)

    2001

    • Pub. L. 107–90, §106(c), struck out before period at end ", except those portions of the amounts covered into the Treasury under sections 3211(b), 3221(c), and 3221(d) of such Tax Act as are necessary to provide sufficient funds to meet the obligation to pay supplemental annuities at t… (Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–90, §106(b), struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: "The Railroad Retirement Supplemental Account established by section 15(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 shall continue to be maintained in the Treasury of the United States. There is hereby appropriated to… (Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 107–90, §107(d), inserted at end "The Secretary of the Treasury shall from time to time transfer from the Dual Benefits Payments Account to the disbursing agent under section 231f(b)(4) of this title amounts necessary to pay benefits payable from that Account." (Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 107–90, §105(b)(1), substituted "and the Dual Benefits Payments Account as are not transferred to the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust as the Board may determine" for ", the Dual Benefits Payments Account and the Railroad Retirement Supplemental Account as, in the … (Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 107–90, §105(b)(2), (3), substituted "chapter 31 of title 31" for "the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended" and "the requirements of this subsection" for "the foregoing requirements". (Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 107–90, §105(a), added subsec. (j). (Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 107–90, §107(a), added subsec. (k). (Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 107–90, §107(b), added subsec. (l). (Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001) Law text · (l)

    1983

    • Pub. L. 98–76, §301(b), amended subsec. (b) generally, redesignating par. (1) as subsec. (b) and striking out par. (2) which read as follows: "In any month when the Board finds that the balance in the Railroad Retirement Account is insufficient to pay annuity amounts due to be paid dur… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–76, §401(a)(1)–(3), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "the amount that the Board estimates will be necessary to pay on the first day of the next succeeding month the annuity amounts under sections 231b(h), 231c(e), and 231c(h) of this title and under… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–76, §401(a)(4), added pars. (2) to (6). · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–76, §417(a), added subsec. (i). · (i)

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–35, §1127(a), made amendments identical to those of Pub. L. 97–34. See Amendment note below. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 97–34 designated existing provisions as subdiv. (1) and added subdiv. (2). · (b)
    • Pub. L. 97–35, §1124(a), substituted provisions relating to creation of Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorizations of appropriations, and transfer and retransfer of funds for provisions relating to authorization of appropriations to Railroad Retirement Account. · (d)
    • Pub. L. 97–35, §1124(b), (c), inserted reference to Dual Benefits Payments Account. · (e), (g)

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–547 permitted Supplemental Account to borrow enough money from regular Railroad Retirement Account to continue payment of supplemental annuities during any period in which Supplemental Account was otherwise temporarily lacking in funds for this purpose, with any amounts so b… · (c)

    1975

    • Pub. L. 94–92, §201(a), substituted in second sentence "is hereby appropriated" for "is hereby authorized to be appropriated". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 94–92, §201(b), substituted in introductory text "amount appropriated" for "amount authorized to be appropriated". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 94–92, §201(c), substituted in second sentence "is hereby appropriated" for "is hereby authorized to be appropriated" and inserted "out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated" after "June 30, 1975,". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 94–92, §201(d), added subsec. (h). · (h)

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