1354
Ante,
PUBLIC LAW 93-445-OCT. 16, 1974
p. 1319.
45 USC 228b.
Ante,
p. 1312.
Supplemental annuity, eligibility. 45 USC 231 note. 45 USC 228c.
S p o u s e ' s annuity. 45 USC 231 note.
Ante,
p. 1327.
42 USC 1305.
42 USC 402.
[88 STAT.
that date, the annuity amounts provided under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be increased by an amount determined under the provisions of section 3(h)(3) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974. (b) An individual who was awarded an annuity under section 2(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, but who could not have become eligible for an annuity under paragraph 2 of such section, shall not be eligible for an annuity under paragraph (ii) of section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974. SEC. 205. (a) Every individual who was entitled to a supplemental annuity under section 3(j) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 for the month of December 1974, or who would have been entitled to such a supplemental annuity for such month except for the provisions of section 2(d) of such Act, and who would have been entitled to such a supplemental annuity for the month of January 1975, if this Act had not been enacted, shall be entitled to a supplemental annuity under section 2(b)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, beginning January 1, 1975, in an amount, the provisions of section 3(e) of such Act notwithstanding, equal to the amount of the supplemental annuity to which such individual was entitled under section 3(j) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 for the month of December 1974, or to which such individual would have been entitled for such month under such section 3(j) except for the provisions of section 2(d) of such Act. (b) An individual who was awarded an annuity under section 2(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, but who could not have become eligible for a supplemental annuity under section 3(j) of such Act if this Act had not been enacted, shall not be eligible for a supplemental annuity under section 2(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974. SEC. 206. Every spouse who was entitled to an annuity under section 2(e) or 2(h) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 for the month of December 1974, or who would have been entitled to such an annuity for such month except for the provisions of section 2(d) of such Act, and who would have been entitled to such an annuity for the month of January 1975, if this Act had not been enacted, shall be entitled to an annuity under section 2(c) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, beginning January 1, 1975. For purposes of this section— (1) that portion of the spouse's annuity as is provided under section 4(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 shall initially be in an amount equal to the amount determined under clause (i) of section 3(a)(6) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 for the purpose of computing the last increase in the amount of such spouse's annuity as computed under the provisions of section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, less the amount of any wife's insurance benefit or husband's insurance benefit to which such spouse is actually entitled (before any deductions on account of work) under the Social Security Act on the basis of such individual's wages and self-employment income: Provided, however, That the amount of such annuity shall be subject to reduction in accordance with the provisions of section 202(k) or 202 (q) of the Social Security Act, other than a reduction on account of age, in the same manner as any wife's insurance benefit or husband's insurance benefit payable under section 202 of the Social Security Act and shall also be subject to reduction in accordance with the provisions of section 4(i)(2) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974; (2) that portion of the spouse's annuity as is provided under section 4(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 shall be in an amount, if any, equal to 50 per centum of the individual's annuity as computed in accordance with the provisions of para-
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