# 45 U.S.C. § 231: Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 45 U.S.C. § 231
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** June 14, 2024
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 45—RAILROADS > CHAPTER 9—RETIREMENT OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES > SUBCHAPTER IV—RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1974

## Text

any carrier by railroad subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board under part A of subtitle IV of title 49;

( Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, § 1 , as restated June 24, 1937, ch. 382 , pt. I, 50 Stat. 307 , as restated Pub. L. 93–445, title I, § 101 , Oct. 16, 1974 , 88 Stat. 1305 ; amended Pub. L. 94–547, § 4(a) , Oct. 18, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2526 ; Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, § 1116 , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 628 ; Pub. L. 97–468, title VI, § 615(b)(6) , Jan. 14, 1983 , 96 Stat. 2578 ; Pub. L. 98–76, title IV , §§ 402(a), 403(a), 410(a), Aug. 12, 1983 , 97 Stat. 434 , 435; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2 , Oct. 22, 1986 , 100 Stat. 2095 ; Pub. L. 100–647, title VII, § 7304(a) , Nov. 10, 1988 , 102 Stat. 3778 ; Pub. L. 101–239, title X, § 10208(d)(2)(B)(ii) , Dec. 19, 1989 , 103 Stat. 2481 ; Pub. L. 104–88, title III, § 323 , Dec. 29, 1995 , 109 Stat. 950 .)

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