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PUBLIC LAW 86-28-MAY 19, 1959
Women. Reduced annuity.
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have completed thirty years oi service or, m the case oi women, who will have attained the age of sixty-two and will have completed less than thirty years of service, but the annuity of such individual shall be reduced by one one-hundred-and-eightieth for each calendar month that he or she is under age sixty-five when the annuity begins to accrue." aiSuitiel. ^ ^ "'^ (b) Section 2(d) of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "If pursuant to the third sentence of this subsection an annuity was not paid to an individual with respect to one or more months in any calendar year, and it is subsequently established that the total amount of such individual's earnings during such year as determined in accordance with that sentence (but exclusive of earnings for services described in the first sentence of this subsection) did not exceed $1,200, the annuity with respect to such month or months, and any deduction imposed by reason of the failure to report earnings for such month or months under the fifth sentence of this subsection, shall then be payable. If the total amount of such individual's earnings during such year (exclusive of earnings for services described in the first sentence of this subsection) is in excess of $1,200, the number of months in such year with respect to which an annuity is not payable by reason of such third and fifth sentences shall not exceed one month for each $100 of such excess, treating the last $50 or more of such excess as $100; and if the amount of the annuity has changed during such year, any payments of annuity which become payable solely by reason of the limitation contained in this sentence shall be made first with respect to the month or months s p o u s e s's an- for which the annuity is larger." nuity. (c) Section 2(e) of such Act is amended by striking out "than an amount" and inserting in lieu thereof "than 110 per centum of an amount". (d) Section 2(g) of such Act is amended by inserting after "wife under age 65" the following: "(other than a wife who is receiving such annuity by reason of an election under subsection (h)) ". (e) Section 2 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (h) A spouse who would be entitled to an annuity under subsection (e) if she or he had attained the age of 65 may elect upon or after attaining the age of 62 to receive such annuity, but the annuity in any such case shall be reduced by one one-hundred-and-eightieth for each calendar month that the spouse is under age 65 when the annuity begins to accrue." tatiSIl"^*^ compu- §Ec. 2. (a) Section 3(a) of the Kailroad Retirement Act of 1937 is %5 USC 228c. amended (1) by striking out "3.04", "2.28", and "1.52" and inserting in lieu thereof' "3.35", "2.51", and "1.67", respectively; and (2) by striking out "$200" and inserting in lieu thereof "$250". 45 USC 228c. (b) Section 3(c) of such Act is amended by inserting after "or in excess of $350 for any month after June 30, 1954," the following: "and before the calendar month next following the month in which this Act was amended in 1959, or in excess of $400 for any month after the month in which this Act was so amended,". (c) Section 3(e) of such Act is amended (1) by striking out "$4.55", "$75.90", and "his monthly compensation" and inserting in lieu thereof
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