[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR229.55]

[Page 486]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 229_SOCIAL SECURITY OVERALL MINIMUM GUARANTEE--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart F_Computation of the Overall Minimum Rate
 
Sec.  229.55  Reduction for spouse social security benefit.

    A spouse benefit under the overall minimum, after any adjustment for 
the family maximum and for age, is reduced, but not below zero, by the 
amount of any social security benefit being paid to the spouse on other 
than the employee's earnings record. If the social security benefit is 
equal to or higher than the spouse overall minimum benefit and the 
family maximum applies, the overall minimum rate is recomputed so that 
the spouse is not included, if it would result in a higher overall 
minimum rate.