[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR221.2]

[Page 410]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 221_JURISDICTION DETERMINATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 221.2  Railroad Retirement Board jurisdiction.

    (a) Life cases. The Board has jurisdiction to pay monthly benefits 
to each living employee who has completed at least ten years (120 
months) of creditable service under the Railroad Retirement Act, and to 
his or her eligible spouse. Creditable service is described in part 220 
of this chapter.
    (b) Death cases. The Board has jurisdiction to pay monthly benefits 
or lump-sum death benefits to eligible survivors of a deceased employee, 
when the deceased employee has at least ten years (120 months) of 
service that is creditable under the Railroad Retirement Act and a 
current connection as described in part 216 of this chapter. Lump-sum 
death benefits are described in part 234 of this chapter. The Board also 
has jurisdiction to pay any residual benefits that may become payable at 
the death of an employee. Residual benefits are described in part 234 of 
this chapter. The Board retains jurisdiction to pay any residual that 
may be payable even after jurisdiction has been transferred to the 
Social Security Administration as described in Sec. 221.3.