An Act to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to provide for increase in benefits, and for other purposes
PL 90-257 (H.R.14563), enacted 02/15/1968

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Ute Mountain Reservation of such bonus sums, rentals, and royalties, 
or other moneys paid or received on account of the leasing of any por-
tion of such lands and now held in a joint account in the Treasury of 
the United States pursuant to the agreement dated May 9, 1957, 
between the two tribes, approved by the Area Director of the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs. In furtherance of the accomplishment of this intent 
and the attainment of this objective, the parties are hereby authorized 
to enter into a settlement agreement, in which provision may be made 
for a recognition in perpetuity of their relative rights to use and to 
enjoy the surface and the subsurface of the lands identified in section 2 
of this Act, including the division of any and all of such bonus sums, 
rentals, and royalties, or other moneys paid or received on account of 
the leasing of any portion of said lands for any purpose or purposes. 
Such settlement agreement may be embodied in and be made a part of 
any decree of the court, which thereupon shall be final and conclusive 
with respect to the rights and interests of all parties. 
SEC. 5. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to be a congressional 
determination of the merits of the conflicting tribal, individual Indian, 
or other claims w4th respect to the lands that are the subject of this 
Act. 
Approve([i February 14, 1968. 
February 15,1968 
[H.R. 14563] 
Railroad Retire-
ment Act of 1937 
and Railroad Un-
employment In-
surance Act, 
amendment. 
50 Stat. 309. 
45 u s e 228a. 
68 Stat. 1038; 
73 Stat. 26. 
45 u s e 228b. 
65 Stat. 683; 
80 Stat. 1075. 
Public Law 90-257 
AN ACT 
To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 and the Railroad Unemployment 
Insuraace Act to provide for increase in benefits, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That— 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO T H E RAILROAD 
RETIREMENT ACT 
SEC. 101. The eighth sentence of section 1 (h) of the Railroad Retire-
ment Act of 193Tis amended by inserting "before 1968" after "calendar 
month" and by adding after such eighth sentence the following new 
sentence: "In making such a determination there shall be attributable 
as compensation paid to him for each calendar month after 1967 in 
which he is in military service so creditable the amount of $260." 
SEC. 102. The second paragraph of section 2(d) of the Railroad 
Retirement Act of 1937 is amended b^ striking out "$1,200" wherever 
this figure appears and inserting in lieu thereof "$2,400"; by striking 
out "$100" wherever such figure appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$200"; and by striking out ^'$50" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100". 
SEC. 103. (a) Section 2(e^ of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 
is amended by striking out reduction" and inserting in lieu thereof 
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"reductions", and by striking out "section 3(a) (1) of this Act" and all 
that follows and inserting in lieu thereof "section 3(a) (2).". 
(b) Section 2(i) of such Act is amended by striking out "the firet so stat. 1075. 
two provisos in section 3(a) (1)" and all that follows and inserting in 
lieu thereof "the second proviso in section 3(a) (2), except that, not-
withstanding other provisions of this subsection, the spouse's annuity 
shall (before any reduction on account of age) not be less than one-half 
of the amount computed in section 3(a) (1) increased by $5 or, if the 
spouse is entitled to benefits under title I I of the Social Security Act, 
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by the excess of $5 over 5.8 per centum of the lesser of (i) any benefit 
to which such spouse is entitled under title I I of the Social Security 
Act, or (ii) the spouse's annuity to which such spouse would be entitled 
without regard to section 3 (a) (2) and before any reduction on account 
of age, but in no case shall such an annuity (before any reduction on 
account of age) be more than the maximum amount of a spouse's 
annuity as provided in subsection (e)." 
SEC. 104. (a) Section 3(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 „ c°^p"t«ti°'^ °f 
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annuities. 
IS amended by striking out all that appears therein and inserting m 
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lieu thereof the following: 
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"SEC. 3. (a)(1) The annuity of an individual shall be computed by 
multiplying his 'years of service' by the following percentages of his 
'monthly compensation': 3.58 per centum of the first $50; 2,69 per 
centum of the next $100; and 1.79 per centum of the remainder up to 
a total of (i) $450, or (ii) an amount equal to one-twelfth of the cur-
rent maximum and taxable 'wages' as defined in section 3121 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1954, whichever is greater. 
"(2) The annuity of the individual (as computed under para^rapli 
(1) of this subsection, or under that part of subsection (e) of this sec-
tion preceding the first proviso) shall be increased in an amount deter^ 
mined from his monthly compensation by use of the following table: 
"Monthly compensation: 
Increase 
Up to $100 
$9.13 
$101 to $150 
11. 22 
$151 to $200 
12.87 
$201 to $250 
14.63 
$251 to $300 
16.17 
$301 to $350 
17. 82 
$351 to $400 
19. 47 
$401 to $450 
20. 90 
$451 to $500 
22.55 
$501 to $550 
24.09 
$551 to $600 
27. 83 
$601 and over 
31.46 
The amount of the increase shall be the amount on the same line as that 
in which the range of monthly compensation includes his monthly 
compensation: Provided^ however^ That, for months with respect to 
which the individual is entitled to a supplemental annuity under sub-
section (j), the increase provided in this paragraph shall be reduced by 
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6.55 per centum of the amount determined under paragraph (1), or 
68A stat. 417. 
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under that part of subsection (e) of this section which precedes the 
first proviso, which is based on the first $450 of the monthly compensa-
tion or an amount equal to the amount of the supplemental annuity 
payable to him, whichever is less: Provided further. That for months 
with respect to which the individual is entitled to a benefit under title 
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J 
J ^f ^j^g Social Security Act, the increase shall be reduced by (i) 17.3 
per centum of such social security benefit if the increase has not been 
reduced pursuant to the preceding proviso or (ii) 11,5 per centum of 
such social security benefit if the increase has been reduced pursuant to 
the preceding proviso (disregarding for the purpose of this and the fol-
lowmg proviso any increase in such benefit based on recomputations 
other than for the correction of errors after the first adjustment and 
aiiy increases derived from legislation enacted after the Social Security 
81 Stat. 821. 
Amendments of 1967) : And provided furthers That the amount com-
puted under this subsection for any month shall not be less than the 
amount computed in accordance with paragraph (1), or under that 
part of subsection (e) of this section which precedes the first proviso, 
plus (i) $10 minus any reduction made pursuant to the first proviso of 
this paragraph or (ii) if the individual is entitled to a benefit under 
title II of the Social Security Act and no reduction is made pursuant 
to the first proviso of this paragraph, $10 minus 5.8 per centum of the 
lesser of the amount of such social security benefit, or of the amount 
computed in accordance with paragraph (1), or under that part of sub-
section (e) of this section which precedes the first proviso.'' 
nJuy.''""™ °"' 
(b) The first paragraph of section 3 (e) of such Act is amended by 
80 Stat. 1076. 
stHkiug out the languag;e before the first proviso beginning with 
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"except that" and continuing through "amended in 1966"; by striking 
out the language beginning with "(deeming" and continuing through 
"the Social Security Act)"; and by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing three new paragraphs: 
"For the purposes of the first proviso in the first paragraph of this 
subsection, (i) completely and partially insured individuals shall be 
deemed to be fully and currently insured, respectively; (ii) individuals 
entitled to insurance annuities under subsections (a) (1) and (d) of 
section 5 of this Act shall be deemed to have attained age 62 (the 
provisions of this clause shall not apply to individuals who, though 
entitled to insurance annuities under section 5(a)(1) of this Act, were 
entitled to an annuity under section 5 (a) (2) of this Act for the month 
before the month in which they attained age 60); (iii) individuals 
entitled to insurance annuities under section 5(a) (2) of this Act shall 
be deemed to be entitled to insurance benefits under section 202(e) or 
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(f) QI the Social Security Act on the basis of disability; (iv) individ-
uals entitled to insurance annuities under section 5(c) of this Act 
on the basis of disability shall be deemed to be entitled to insurance 
benefits under section 202(d) of the Social Security Act on the basis 
of disability; and (v) women entitled to spouses' annuities pursuant 
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t^ elections made under section 2(h) of this Act shall be deemed to be 
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entitled to wives'insurance benefits determined under section 202 (q) 
of the Social Security Act; and, for the purposes of this subsecticm, 
any possible deductions nnder subsections (g) and (h) (2) of section 
203 of the Social Security Act shall be disregarded. 
"Notwithstanding the provisions of section 202 (q) of the Social 
Security Act, the amount determined under the proviso in the first 
paragraph of this subsection for a widow or widower who is or has 
been entitled to an annuity under section 5(a) (2) of this Act, shall be 
equal to 90.75 per centum of the primary insurance amount (reduced in 
accordance with section 203(a) of the Social Security Act) of the 
employee as determined under this subsection, and the amount so 
determined shall be reduced by three-tenths of 1 per centum for each 
month the annuity would be subject to a reduction under section 
5(a)(2) of this Act (adjusted upon attainment of age 60 in the same 
manner as an annuity under section 5(a)(1) of this Act which, before 
attainment of age 60, had been payable under section 5(a) (2) of this 
Act); and the amount so determined shall be reduced by the amount 
of any benefit under title I I of the Social Security Act to which she or 
he is, or on application would be, entitled. 
"In cases where an annuity under this Act is not payable under the 
first proviso in the first paragraph of this subsection on the date of 
enactment of the Social Security Amendments of 1967, the primary 
insurance amount used in determining the applicability of such proviso 
shall, except in cases where the employee died before 1939, be derived 
after deeming the individual on whose service and compensation the 
annuity is based (i) to have become entitled to social security benefits, 
or (ii) to have died without being entitled to such benefits, after the 
date of the enactment of the Social Security Amendments of 1967. For 
this purpose, the provision of section 215(b) (3) of the Social Security 
Act that the employee must have reached age 65 (62 in the case of a 
woman) after 1960 shall be disregarded and there shall be substituted 
for the nine-year period prescribed in section 215(d) (1) (B) (i) of the 
Social Security Act, the number of years elapsing after 1936 and up to 
the year of death if the employee died before 1946," 
SEC. 105. (a) Section 5(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 
is amended by inserting "(1)" before "A widow''; by inserting before 
the colon the following: ", except that if the widow or widower will 
have b ^ n paid an annuity under paragraph (2) of this subsection the 
annuity for a month under this paragraph shall be in an amount equal 
to the amount calculated under such paragraph (2) except that, in such 
calculation, any month with respect to which an annuity under para-
graph (2) is not paid shall be disregarded"; and by inserting at the 
end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(2) A widow or widower of a completely insured employee who 
will have attained the age of fifty but will not have attained age 
sixty and is under a disability, as defined in this paragraph, and such 
disability began before the end of the period prescribed in the last 
sentence of this paragraph, shall be entitled to an annuity for each 
month, unless she or he has remarried in or before such month, equal to 
such employee's basic amount but subject to a reduction by three-tenths 
of 1 per centum for each calendar month she or he is under age sixty 
when the annuity begins. A widow or widower shall be under a dis-
42 use 403. 
42 use 402. 
42 use 401, 
81 Stat. 821. 
42 use 415. 
81 Stat. 864. 
Annuities for 
survivors. 
60 Stat. 729; 
65 Stat. 685. 
45 use 228e. 
60 Stat. 727. 
45 use 228b. 
80 Stat. 1076. 
45 use 228e. 
68 Stat. 1098; 
73 Stat. 27. 
80 Stat. 1083. 
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ability within the meaning of this paragraph if her or his permanent 
physical or mental condition is such that she or he is unable to e n g a ^ 
in any regular employment. The provisions of section 2(a) of this 
Act as to the proof of disability shall apply with regard to determina-
tions with respect to disability under this paragraph. The annuity 
of a widow or widower under this paragraph shall cease upon the 
last day of the second month following the month in which she or he 
ceases to be under a disability unless such annuity is otherwise termi-
nated on an earlier date. The period referred to in the first sentence of 
this paragraph is the period beginning with the latest of (i) the 
month of the employee's death, (ii) the last month for which she 
was entitled to an annuity under subsection (b) as the widow of 
such employee, or (iii) the month in which her or his previous entitle-
ment to an annuity as the widow or widower of such employee termi-
nated because her or his disability had ceased and ending with the 
month before the month in which she or he attains age sixty, or, if 
earlier with the close of the eighty-fourth month following the month 
with which such period began." 
(b) Section 5(h) of such Act is amended by striking out all that 
follows "be increased to $18.14" and inserting in lieu thereof a pjeriod. 
(c) Section 5(i)(l)(ii) of such Act is amended by inserting ", 
deeming such an individual who is entitled to an annuity under sub-
section (a)(1) of this section to have attained age sixty-two unless 
such individual will have been entitled to an annuity under subsection 
(a)(2) of this section for the month before the month in which he 
attained age sixty", after "an activity within the United States". 
(d) Section 5(j) of such Act is amended by striking out all after 
the colon and inserting in lieu thereof the following: '"'• 
Provided^ how-
ever^ That the annuity of a child, qualified under subsection (1) (1) (ii) 
(C) of this section, snail cease upon the last day of the second month 
following the month in which he ceases to be unable to engage in any 
regular employment by reason of a permanent physical or mental 
condition unless in such second month he qualifies for an annuity under 
one of the other provisions of this Act and unless his annuity is other-
wise terminated on an earlier date." 
80 stat^ 1083,' 
(®) Sectlou 5(1) (1) of such Act is amended by changing the period 
1084. 
at the end of subdivision (i) thereof to a semicolon; hj striking out 
"which began" from subdivision (ii) (C) and inserting in lieu thereof 
"which disability began"; and oy striking out "216(h)(1) of the 
Social Security Act, as in effect prior to 1957, shall be applied" where 
such language first appears and inserting in lieu thereof "216(h) of 
the Social Security Act shall be applied deeming, for this purpose, 
individuals entitled to an annuity under section 2 (e) or (h) to be 
entitled to benefits under subsection (b) or (c) of section 202 of the 
Social Security Act and individuals entitled to an annuity under sub-
section (a) or (b) of this section to be entitled to a benefit under 
subsection (e), (f), or (g) of section 202 of the Social Security Act", 
(f) Section 5(1) (9) of such Act is amended by inserting "or Jan-
uary 1, 1951, whichever is later" before ", eliminating any excess over 
$300"; by striking out "for any calendar year before 1955 is less than 
$3,600" and inserting in lieu thereof "in the period before 1951 is less 
than $50,400, or for any calendar year after 1950 and before 1955 is 
less than $3,600"; by inserting "period or such" before "calendar year 
'wages' as defined in paragraph (6) hereof"; by striking out "for such 
year and $3,600 for years before 1955" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"for such period and $50,400, and between the compensation for such 
year and $3,600 for years after 1950 and before 1955"; by striking out 
"closing date: Provided^ That for the period prior to and including" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "closing date or January 1, 1951, which-
42 use 416. 
42 u s e 402. 
68A Stat. 417. 
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Reduction of 
annuities. 
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ever is later: Promded^ That for the period after 1950 but prior to 
and including"; by inserting "after 1950" after "That there shall be 
excluded from the divisor any calendar quarter"; and by inserting 
", any calendar quarter before 1951 in which a retirement annuity will 
have been payable to him and any calendar quarter before 1951 and 
before the year in which he will have attained the age of 20" before 
". An employee's 'closing date' shall mean (A)". 
(g) Subdivision (i) of section 5(1) (10) of such Act is am»nded '^^l\^^^^f^" 
by striking out beginning with "$450; plus (C)" down to and includ- 
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ing "multiplied by" and mserting in lieu thereof "(i) $450, or (ii) an 
amount equal to one-twelfth of the current maximum annual taxable 
'wages' as defined in section 3121 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1954, whichever is greater, plus (C) 1 per centum of the sum of (A) 
plus (B) multiplim by"; and by strikmg out "after 1936 in each of 
which the compensation, wages, or both, paid to him will have been 
equal to $200 or more" and inserting in lieu thereof "after 1950 in 
each of which the compensation, wages, or both, paid to him will have 
been equal to $200 or more plus, for the years after 1936 and before 
1951, a number of years determined in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Board". 
(h) Section 5(m) of such Act is amended by striking out all that 
^ 
appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
""so'stat. 1077. 
"(m) The amount of an individual's annuity calculated under the 
other provisions of this section (except an annuity in the amount deter-
mined under the proviso in subsection (a) or (b)) shall (before any 
reduction on account of age) be increased in the amount of 82.5 per 
centum in the case of a widow, widower, or parent and 75 per centum 
in the case of a child of the increase shown in the table in section 
3(a) (2) on the same line on which the range of monthly compensation 
includes an amount equal to the average monthly wage determined for 
the purposes of section 3(e) (except that for cases involving earnings 
before 1951 and for cases on the Board's rolls on the enactment date of 
the 1967 amendments to the Railroad Retirement Act, an amount 
equal to the highest average monthly wage that can be found on the 
same line of the table in section 215 (a) of the Social Security Act as is 
^^ ^^^ ^'^^• 
the primary insurance amount recorded in the records of the Railroad 
Retirement Board shall be used, and if such an average monthly wage 
cannot be determined, the employee's monthly compensation on which 
his annuity was computed shall be used: and in the case of a pensioner, 
his monthly compensation shall be deemed to be the earnings which 
are used to compute his basic amount) : Provided^ however^ That the 
increase shall (before any reduction on account of age) be reduced by 
17.3 per centum of any benefit under title I I of the Social Security Act 
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to which the individual is entitled (disregarding for the purpose of 
this and the following proviso any mcrease in such benefit based on 
recomputations other than for the correction of errors after the first 
adjustment and any increases derived from legislation enacted after 
the Social Security Amendments of 1967) : And provided further^ 
^i stat. 821. 
That the amount computed under this subsection shall (before any 
reduction on account of age) not be less than $5, or, in the case of an 
individual entitled to bencSts under title I I of ih^ Social Security Act, 
such amount shall not be less than $5 minus 5.8 per centum of the 
lesser of the social security benefit to which such individual is entitled 
or the benefit computed under the other provisions of this section." 
SEC. 106. Section 10(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 is 
^o ft^jt. 314. 
amended by striking therefrom the last sentence and inserting in lieu 
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thereof the following new sentence: "Upon the expiration of his term 
of office a member shall continue to serve until his successor is appointed 
and shall have qualified." 
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notes 
65 Stat. 685. 
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SEC, 107. All pensions under section 6 of the Railroad Retirement 
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^^^ ^^ 1937, and all annuities under the Railroad Retirement Act of 
49 Stat. 967. 
1935, are increased as provided in that part of section 3(a) (2) of the 
45 use 215-228 Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 which precedes the provisos (deeming 
for this purpose (in the case of a pension) the monthly compensation to 
be the earnings which would be used to compute the basic amount if 
the pensioner were to die) ; joint and survivor annuities shall be com-
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uted under section 3(a) of the Ilailroad Retirement Act and reduced 
y the percentage determined in accordance with the election of such 
annuity; all survivor annuities deriving from joint and survivor annui-
ties under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 in cases where the 
employee died before the month following the month in which the 
increases in annuities provided by section 104(a) of this Act are effec-
tive are increased by the same amount they would have been increased 
by this Act if the employee from whose joint and survivor annuity the 
survivor annuity is derived had been alive during all of the month in 
which the increases in annuities provided by section 104(a) of this 
Act are effective; and all widows' and widowers' insurance annuities 
which began to accrue before the month following the month in which 
the increases in annuities provided by section 104(a) of this Act are 
effective and which, in accordance with the proviso in section 5(a) or 
section 5 (b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, are payable in the 
amount of the spouse's annuity to which the widow or widower was 
entitled are increased by the amount by which the spouse's annuity 
would have been increased by this Act had the individual from whom 
the annuity is derived been alive during all of the month in which the 
increases in annuities provided by section 104(a) of this Act are effec-
tive : Provided^ however^ That in cases where the individual entitled to 
such a pension or annuity (other than an individual who has made a 
joint and survivor election) is entitled to a benefit under title I I of 
the Social Security Act, the additional amount payable by reason of 
this subsection shall be reduced by 11.5 per centum of such benefit (dis-
regarding any increases in such benefit based on recomputations other 
than for the correction of errors after such reduction is first applied 
and any increases derived from legislation enacted after the Social 
Security Amendments of 1967) : And provided further^ That (i) such 
an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1935 or a pension 
shall be increased by not less than $10, (ii) such a survivor annuity 
derived from a joint and survivor annuity shall be increased by not less 
than $5, and (iii) such a widow's or widower's annuity in an amount 
formerly received as a spouse's annuity shall be increased by not less 
than $5, but not to an amount above the maximum of the spouse's 
annuity payable in the month in which the increases in annuities pro-
vided by section 104(a) of this Act are effective. 
SEC. 108. (a) Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made 
by this title, other than section 102, subsections (f) and (g) of section 
105, and section 106j shall be effective with respect to annuities accru-
ing for months beginning with the month with respect to which the 
increase in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act provided 
for by the Social Security Amendments of 1967 is effective, and with 
respect to pensions due in calendar months next following the month 
with respect to which the increase in benefits under title I I of the 
Social Security Act provided for by the Social Security Amendments 
of 1967 is effective. The amendments made by section 102 shall be 
effective with respect to annuities accruing for months in calendar 
years after 1967. The amendments made by section 105 (f) and (g) 
shall be effective with respect to benefits payable on deaths occurring 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act. The amendments made 
by section 106 shall be effective on the enactment date of this Act. 
42 u s e 401. 
81 Stat. 821. 
Effective date. 
81 Stat. 821. 
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(b) In cases where an annuity is payable in the month before the 
month with respect to which increases in benefits under title I I of 
the Social Security Act provided for by the Social Security Amend-
ments of 1967 become effective in an amount determined under the 
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Railroad Retirement Act, other than under the first proviso of section 
3(e) of such Act, the provisions of this Act shall be presumed, in the 
absence of a claim to the contrary, to provide a higher amount of 
increase in the annuity than the provisions of the Social Security 
Amendments of 1967 would provide as an increase in the amount deter-
mined under the first proviso of section 3(e) of the Railroad Retire-
ment Act. 
(c) All recertifications required by reason of the amendments made 
by this title shall be made by the Railroad Retirement Board without 
application therefor. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO T H E RAILROAD 
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT 
SEC. 201. (a)(1) Section l(k) of the Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Act is amended by striking out "or which is included in ^t ^'^*- ^^^'^'' 
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a maternity period" and inserting in lieu thereof ", or, with respect 
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to a female employee, a calendar day on which, because of pregnancy, 
miscarriage, or the birth of a child, (i) she is unable to work or (ii) 
working would be injurious to her health". 
(2) The said section l(k) is further amended by striking out from 
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the first proviso "$750" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,000". 
(b) Section 1(1) of such Act is amended by redesi^iating subsections 
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"(1)" and "(1) (1)" as"(l) (1)" and"(1) (2)", respectively; by striking 
out from subsection (1) (2), as redesignated, "and the term 'statement 
of maternity sickness' means a statement with respect to a maternity 
]>eriod of a female employee, in each case"; and by striking out the 
present subsection (1) (2). 
SEC. 202. (a) (1) The first paragraph of section 2(a) of the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by striking out (i) "(other 
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than a day of sickness in a maternity period)"; and (ii) ", and (iii) 
for each day of sickness in a maternity period". 
(2) The said section 2(a) is further amended by striking out the 
third paragraph thereof. 
(3) The said section 2(a) is further amended by striking out the 
first line from the table thereof; by striking out "5.50", "6.00", "6.50", 
"7.00", "7.50", "8.00", "8.50", "9.00", "9.50" and "10.20" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "$8.00", "8.50", "9.00", "9.50", "10.00", "10.50", "11.00'^ 
"11.50", "12.00" and "12.70", respectively; and by striking from the 
proviso "$10.20" and inserting in lieu thereof "$12.70". 
(b) (1) Section 2(c) of such Act is amended by striking out ", other 
than days of sickness in a maternity period," wherever it appears; by 
inserting "and" after "base year;" where it first appears, and by strik-
ing out "; and the total amount of benefits which may be paid to an 
employee for days of sickness in a maternity period shall in no case 
exceed the employee's compensation in the base year on the basis of 
which the employee was determined to be qualified for benefits in 
such maternity period". 
(2) The said section 2(c) is further amended (i) by striking out 
"leave work without good cause or voluntarily retire" from the second 
proviso and inserting in lieu thereof the foUownng: "retire and (in a 
case involving exhaustion of rights to benefits for days of unemploy-
ment) did not voluntarily leave work without good cause"; (ii) by 
inserting after the words "normal benefits for days of unemployment", 
the first time they appear in the second proviso, the following: "^or days 
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of sickness"; (iii) by inserting after "for, unemployment" in tlie 
second proviso the following: "or sickness (clependmg on the type of 
benefit rights exhausted)"; (iv) by inserting after "compensable days 
of unemployment" in the second proviso the following: "or days of 
sickness, as the case may be,"; (v) by inserting after "first day of unem-
ployment" in the schedule in the second proviso the following: "or 
sickness, as the case may be,"; (vi) by inserting after the words "days 
of unemployment" in the schedule in the second proviso the following: 
"or days of sickness"; (vii) by striking out "leave work without good 
cause or voluntarily retire" from the second sentence and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: "retire and (in a case involving unemploy-
ment) did not voluntarily leave work without good cause"; (viii) by 
inserting after "unemployment," in the second sentence, the following: 
"or fourteen or more consecutive days of sickness,"; (ix) by inserting 
after the words "such unemployment", wherever they appear in the 
last sentence, the following: "or sickness"; and (x) by adding the fol-
lowing two sentences at the end of such section: "Notwithstanding the 
other provisions of this subsecl hxa, an extended benefit period for sick-
ness benefits shall terminate on the day next preceding the date on 
which the employee attains age 65, except that it may continue for the 
purpose of the payment of unemployment benefits; and, in the case of a 
succeeding benefit year beginning in accordance with the next pre-
ceding sentence by reason of sickness, such sentence shall not operate to 
l>ermit the payment of benefits in the period provided for in such 
sentence for any day of sickness beginning with the day on which age 
65 is attained and continuing througli the day preceding the first day of 
the next succeeding general benefit year. For purposes of this subsec-
tion and section 10(h), the Board may rely on evidence of age available 
in its records and files at the time determinations of age are made." 
SEC. 203. Section 3 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act 
is amended by striking out "$750" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,000". 
SEC. 204. (a) Section 4(a-l) of the Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following 
new paragraph: 
"(iii) if he is paid a separation allowance, any of the days in 
the period beginning with the day following his separation from 
service and continuing for that number of consecutive fourteen-
day periods which is equal, or most nearly equal, to the amount of 
the separation allowance divided (i) by ten times his last daily 
rate of compensation prior to his separation if he normally worl^ 
five days a week, (ii) by twelve times such rate if he normally 
works six days a week, and (iii) by fourteen times such rate if.he 
normally works seven days a week;". 
(b) Section 4(a-2) (i) of such Act is amended by striking out from 
paragraph (A) thereof "$750" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,000". 
45 use 360. 
gj,(3 205. Section 10 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act 
is amended by inserting in subsection (a) thereof before "; (iii)" the 
following: "and pursuant to subsection (h) of this section", and by 
inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
^^Transfer o
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"(jj) At the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and each 
fiscal year thereafter, the Board shall determine the amount, if any, 
which, if added to the railroad unemployment' insurance account, 
would place such account in the same position it would have been in 
at the close of such fiscal year if every employee who had been paid 
benefits in the fiscal year for days of sickness in an extended benefit 
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eriod under the first sentence of section 2(c), or in a 'succeeding 
enefit year' begun in accordance with the second sentence of section 
2(c), and who upon application therefor would have been entitled 
to a disability annuity under section 2(a) of the Railroad Retire-
77 Stat. 222. 
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ment Act of 1937 with respect to some or all of the days for which 
such benefits were paid, had been paid such annuity with respect to all 
days of sickness for which he was paid benefits which were also days 
with respect to which such annuity could have accrued. In determining 
such amount, the Board shall presume that every such employee was, 
in respect to his permanent physical or mental condition, qualified for 
such an annuity from the date of onset of the last spell of illness for 
which he was paid such benefits, if (a) he died without applying for 
such an annuity and before fully exhausting all rights to such benefits; 
or (b) he died without applying for such an annuity but within a 
year after the last day of sickness for which he had been paid such 
benefits, and had not meanwhile engaged in substantial gainful 
employment; or (c) he applied for such an annuity within one year 
after the last day of sickness for which he was paid such benefits and 
had not engaged in substantial gainful employment after that day 
and before the day on which he filed an application for such an annuity. 
The Board shall also have authority to make reasonable approxima-
tions deemed necessary in computing annuities for this purpose. The 
Board shall determine such amount no later than June 15 following 
the close of the fiscal year, and within ten days after such determina-
tion shall certify such amount to the Secretary of the Treasury for 
transfer from the Kailroad Ketirement Account to the railroad unem-
ployment insurance account, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
make such transfer. The amount so certified shall include interest 
(at a rate determined, as of the close of the fiscal year, in accordance 
with subsection (d) of this section) payable from the close of such 
fiscal year to the date of certification." 
SEC. 206. (a) Section 12(f) of the Railroad Unemployment Insur-
ance Act is amended by striking out ", or maternity" wherever it 
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appears; and by substituting "or" 
(i) for the comma between "unemployment-compensation" 
and "sickness" in the first sentence, 
(ii) for the comma between "unemployment" and "sickness" 
in the second sentence, and 
(iii) for the comma between "unemployment-compensation" 
and "sickness" in the second sentence. 
(b) The first paragraph of section 12(g) of such Act is amended by 
substituting "or" for the comma between "unemployment" and "sick-
ness", and oy striking out ", or maternity". The second paragraph 
of such section is amended by striking out ", or maternity" wherever 
it appears, and by substituting "or" for the comma wherever it 
appears between "unemployment" and "sickness". 
(c) The third paragraph of section 12(i) of such Act is amended 
by striking out "and, m case of maternity sickness, the expected date 
of birth and the actual date of birth of the child". 
(d) Section 12(n) of such Act is amended by striking out 
(i) "or maternity" wherever it appears, and 
(ii) "or as to the expected date of birth of a female employee's 
child, or the birth of such a child". 
SEC. 207. Section 13 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act 
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is amended by striking out the following phrases: "and maternity"; 
"of for maternity"; "or maternity" wherever it appears; and "or to 
maternity". 
EFFECTIVE DATES 
SEC. 208. The amendments made by sections 201(a)(1), 201(b), 
202(a) (1), 202(a) (2), 202(b) (1), 206 and 207 shall be effective as of 
July 1, 1968. The amendments made by sections 201(a) (2) and 203 
shall be effective with respect to base years beginning in calendar years 
after December 31, 1966, except that with respect to the base year in 
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calendar year 1967 the amendments made by section 203 shall not be 
applicable to an employee whose compensation with respect to that 
base year was not less than $750 but less than $1,000; further, as to 
such an employee, the amendments made by section 202(a) (3) shall 
not be ajpplicable with respect to days of unemployment and days of 
sickness m registration periods in the benefit year beginning July 1, 
1968. The amendments made by section 202(a) (3) shall otherwise be 
effective with respect to days of unemployment and days of sickness 
in registration periods beginning on or after July 1,1968. The amend-
ments made by sections 202(b) (2) (i) through (vi) shall be effective 
to provide the beginning of extended benefit penoas on or after July 
1, 1968. The amendments made by section 202(b) (2) (vii) through 
(ix) shall be effective to provide lor the early beginning of a benefit 
year on or after July 1^ 1967. The amendment made by section 204 
(a) shall be effective with respect to calendar days in benefit years 
beginning after June 30, 1968, and the amendment made by section 
204(b) shall be effective with respect to voluntary leaving of work 
(within the meaning of section 4(a-2) (i) of the Railroad Unemploy-
ment Insurance Act) after the enactment date of this Act. 
Approved February 15, 1968. 
February 19, 1968 
[H. R. 13094] 
Commodity Ex-
change Act, 
amendment. 
49 Stat. 1491. 
Definitions. 
Trading limits. 
Public Law 90-258 
AN ACT 
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2(a) of 
the Commodity Exchange Act (42 Stat. 998), as amended (7 U.S.C. 2), 
is amended as follows: 
(a) By adding a comma after the word "soybeans" in the third sen-
tence of the section and deleting the phrase "and soybean meal" in such 
sentence and substituting therefor the phrase "soybean meal, livestock, 
and livestock products"; 
(b) By changing the eleventh sentence defining "floor broker" to 
read as follows: "The words 'floor broker' shall mean any person who, 
in or surrounding any 'pit', 'ring', 'post', or other place provided by a 
contract market for the meeting of persons similarly engaged, shall 
purchase or sell for any other person any commodity for future 
delivery on or subject to the rules of any contract market."; and 
(c) By substituting a comma for the period at the end of the last 
sentence of the section and adding thereafter the following: "or an 
official or employee of each of the executive departments concerned, 
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Com-
merce, and the Attorney General, respectively; and the Secretary of 
Agriculture or his designee shall serve as Chairman," 
SEC. 2. Section 4a(l) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended 
(7 U.S.C. 6 a ( l ) ) , is amended by deleting the second and third sen-
tences thereof and substituting the following: "For the purpose of 
diminishing, eliminating, or preventing such burden, the commission 
shall, from time to time, after due notice and opportunity for hearing, 
by order, proclaim and fix such limits on the amounts of trading which 
may be done or positions which may be held by any person under con-
tracts of sale of such commodity for future delivery on or subject to 
the rules of any contract market as the commission finds are necessary 
to diminish, eliminate, or prevent such burden. In determining whether 
any person has exceeded such limits, the positions held and trading 
done by any persons directly or indirectly controlled by such person