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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1981

95 STAT. 628 49 USC 1604.

49 USC 1608 ^°^49 USC 1601 '^"t^

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 (6) Section 5(a)(2)(B) is amended by striking out "$250,000,000" the last place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "$165,000,000". (7) Section 5(a)(3)(B) is amended by striking out "$160,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$90,000,000". (8) Section 5(a)(4)(B) is amended by striking out "$455,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$375,000,000". (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 shall not exceed $3,792,000,000.

Subtitle D—Railroad Retirement and Related Matters SEC. 1116. (a) The last sentence of section 1(f)(1) of the Railroad 45 USC 231. Retirement Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows: "Ultimate fractions shall be taken at their actual value.". (b) Section l(o) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is amended— (1) by inserting "the National Transportation Safety Board," after "the National Mediation Board,"; and (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: "For 45 USC 231a. purposes of section 2(b) and section 2(d) only, an individual shall be deemed also to have *a current connection with the railroad industry' if, after having completed twenty-five years of service, such individual involuntarily and without fault ceased rendering service as an employee under this Act and did not thereafter decline an offer of employment in the same class or craft as the individual's most recent employee service. For purposes of section 2(d) only, an individual shall be deemed to have a 'current connection with the railroad industry' if a pension will have been payable to that individual under the Railroad Retirement Act of 45 USC prec. 231 1937 or a retirement annuity based on service of not less than 10 ^°^years (as computed in awarding the annuity) will have begun to accrue to that individual prior to 1948 under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937.". SEC. 1117. (a)(1) Section 2(b)(l) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 45 USC 231a. 1974 is amended— (A) by striking out "(1) An individual" and inserting in lieu thereof "An individual"; (B) by striking out "in subdivision (2) of this subsection and"; (C) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (iii); (D) by inserting "and" at the end of paragraph (iv); and (E) by inserting after paragraph (iv) the following new paragraph: "(v) has performed compensated service in at least one month prior to October 1, 1981;" (2) Section 2(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is amended— (A) by striking out subdivision (2); and (B) by striking out subdivision (3); (b) Section 2(c) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is amended— (1) by inserting "or a divorced wife who would be entitled to an annuity under subdivison (4)" after "under subdivision (1)" in subdivision (2); (2) by striMng out "1/180" and inserting in lieu thereof "1/144'^ in subdivision (2); (3) b^ striking out "spouse" the second place it appears in subdivision (2) and adding in lieu thereof spouse or divorced wife"; and