Pub. L. 89-700, tit. I, sec. 102

Sec. 102. (a) Section 2(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 is amended by striking out from the third sentence of the last paragraph thereof the phrase “the month” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “the second month following the month”. 80 Stat. 1080 (b) Section 2(e) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking out from clause (ii) “who, if her husband were then to die, would be entitled to a child’s annuity under subsection (c) of section 5” and inserting in lieu thereof “who meets the qualifications prescribed in section 5 (1) (1) (without regard to the provisions of clause (ii) (B) thereof)’”; and (2) by striking out the words “from time to time” immediately before the colon preceding the first proviso. (c) Section 2(g) of such Act is amended by striking out “who, if her husband were then to die, would be entitled to an annuity under subsection (c) of section 5” and inserting in lieu thereof “who meets the qualifications prescribed in section 5(1) (1) (without regard to the provisions of clause (ii) (B) thereof)”. (d) Section 2 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(j) In cases where an annuity awarded under subsection (a) (3) or (h) of this section is increased either by a recomputation or a change in the law, the reduction for the increase in the annuity shall be determined separately and the period with respect to which the reduction applies shall be determined as if such increase were a separate annuity payable for and after the first month for which such increase is effective.”