[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: 20CFR225.24]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 225_PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT DETERMINATIONS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart C_PIA's Used in Computing Survivor Annuities and the Amount of 
                      the Residual Lump-Sum Payable
 
Sec. 225.24  SS Earnings PIA used in survivor annuities.

    The Social Security Earnings PIA (SS Earnings PIA) used in survivor 
annuities may be used in computing the tier II component when the 
survivor tier II is based on a percentage of the employee annuity tier 
II and the employee had been or would be, if he or she were still alive, 
entitled to a vested dual benefit. If the employee received a retirement 
annuity before death, this PIA is identical to the retirement SS 
Earnings Dual Benefit PIA described in subpart B of this part. If a 
retirement annuity was not paid before the employee's death, the PIA is 
determined as if the employee were 65 years old in the month of his or 
her death. The SS Earnings PIA used in survivor annuities is determined 
in accordance with section 215 of the Social Security Act as in effect 
on December 31, 1974. It is computed using the deceased employee's 
social security earnings after 1950 (or after 1936, if a higher PIA 
would result) through December 31, 1974.