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Jurisdiction Determinations
The Railroad Retirement Board published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 10, 2026. It took effect on September 9, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Railroad Retirement Board amends its regulations to reflect statutory amendments granting jurisdiction to the Board to pay benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act and under Title II of the Social Security Act to railroad employees and auxiliary beneficiaries who have less than ten years of railroad service, but at least five years after 1995. The amendment also adds divorced spouses to the list of auxiliary beneficiaries to whom the Board will pay benefits in accordance with controlling law. The existing regulation is no longer consistent with the statutory criteria in the Railroad Retirement Act for jurisdictional determinations and is therefore facially unlawful.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-16251
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Railroad Retirement Board
- Published
- August 10, 2026
- Takes effect
- September 9, 2026
- Dates
- This rule is effective September 9, 2026.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3220-AB83
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 20 CFR 221
- Topics
- Claims; Railroad retirement; Social security
- Pages
- 2
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| Regulations Under the Administrative False Claims Act 2025-10935 | Final rule | Jun 16, 2025 |
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| Evidence of Disability 2024-21777 | Final rule | Sep 25, 2024 |
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