[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: 20CFR226.2]

[Page 436]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 226_COMPUTING EMPLOYEE, SPOUSE, AND DIVORCED SPOUSE ANNUITIES
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                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 226.2  Definitions.

    Except as otherwise expressly noted, as used in this part--
    Annuity means a payment due an entitled individual for a calendar 
month and payable to him or her on the first day of the following month.
    Eligible means that an individual meets all the requirements for 
payment of an annuity but has not yet applied for one.
    Employee means an individual who is or has been in the service of an 
employer as defined in part 202 of this chapter.
    Entitled means that an individual has applied for and has 
established his or her rights to benefits.
    Railroad Retirement Act means the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 
as amended.
    Retirement age means, with respect to an employee, spouse or 
divorced spouse who attains age 62 before January 1, 2000, age 65. For 
an employee, spouse or divorced spouse who attains age 62 after December 
31, 1999, retirement age means the age provided for in section 216(l) of 
the Social Security Act.
    Social Security Act means the Social Security Act as amended.