...earnings. An additional benefit amount may be payable to a widow or widower who had "vested rights" to benefits under both the Railroad Retirement Act and the Social Security Act on December 31, 1974. The new survivor annuity formulas would be applicable to survivors on the benefit...

...receives a supplemental annuity in addition to his regular annuity. Also, employees with "vested rights" to benefits under both the Railroad Retirement Act and the Social Security Act as of December 31, 1974, are eligible to receive an additional social security benefit amount based...

...retirement benefits. There are a number of Instances under existing law in which an individual can draw full benefits under both the Railroad Retirement Act and the Social Security Act. For example, a retired railroad worker may draw both benefits simultaneously. A survivor of a railroad...

...of 1971*. The offset provisions were carried over and are applicable to anyone who receives windfall benefits under both the Railroad Retirement Act and the Social Security Act. This proposal to require the railroad industry to assume financial responsibility for that portion...

...benefits. An additional tier 2 benefit amount may be payable to a widow or widower who has "vested rights" to benefits under both the Railroad Retirement Act and the Social Security Act as of the changeover date. For survivors on the rolls, the new law also provides an increase in the...

...subsection (g) of section 5. This would remove the present restriction against payment of survivor benefits under both the Railroad Retirement Act and the Social Security Act on the basis of earnings of the same employee, and would eliminate the prohibition against payment...

...which amended the Railroad Retirement Act to prohibit the simultaneous receipt by a retired worker of benefits under both the Railroad Retirement Act and the Social Security Act when the benefits were based on employment credits earned before 1937. Public Law 457 (Approved 6/30/54)...