# 45 U.S.C. § 231a: Annuity eligibility requirements

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## Section

- **Citation:** 45 U.S.C. § 231a
- **Heading:** Annuity eligibility requirements
- **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

individuals who have attained retirement age (as defined in section 216( l ) of the Social Security Act [ 42 U.S.C. 416 ( l )]);

( Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, § 2 , 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. 1312 ; amended Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b) , Oct. 17, 1979 , 93 Stat. 695 ; Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, § 1117 , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 628 ; Pub. L. 98–76, title I , §§ 104(a), (b), 106(a)–(g), title IV, §§ 409(a), 413(a), 414(a), 415, Aug. 12, 1983 , 97 Stat. 416–418 , 435, 436; Pub. L. 100–647, title VII , §§ 7302(a), (b), 7303(a), Nov. 10, 1988 , 102 Stat. 3777 , 3778; Pub. L. 107–90, title I, § 103(a) , (c), (d), Dec. 21, 2001 , 115 Stat. 880 ; Pub. L. 109–280, title X, § 1002(a) , Aug. 17, 2006 , 120 Stat. 1053 ; Pub. L. 109–478, § 2(a) , Jan. 12, 2007 , 120 Stat. 3573 .)

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