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Family Relationships
The Railroad Retirement Board published this final rule in the Federal Register on June 3, 2024. It took effect on September 3, 2024. Comments closed on July 3, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) amends its regulations to update who may qualify as an adopted child to be included in the computation of a railroad employee's annuity amount under section 3(f)(2) of the Railroad Retirement Act. The current regulation requires that a child adopted after the employee begins receiving an annuity must both live with the employee and receive one-half support from the employee. The amendment would eliminate this requirement for legally adopted children if the adoption proceedings commenced prior to the child attaining age 18. For adoptions commenced after the child attains age 18, the amendment would require only one of the above criteria to be met. This amendment is necessary to harmonize the RRB's regulations with the requirements of section 202(d)(8)(D) of the Social Security Act and section 3(f)(2) of the Railroad Retirement Act.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-12050
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Direct final rule; request for comments
- Agency
- Railroad Retirement Board
- Published
- June 3, 2024
- Takes effect
- September 3, 2024
- Comments due
- July 3, 2024
- Dates
- This rule becomes effective September 3, 2024 without further action unless adverse comment is received by July 3, 2024. If adverse comment is received, the Railroad Retirement Board will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3220-AB79
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 20 CFR 222
- Topics
- Claims; Railroad retirement; Social security
- Pages
- 2
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