Public Law 109-305

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[109th Congress Public Law 305]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


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Public Law 109-305
109th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide for continued 
   payment of railroad retirement annuities by the Department of the 
Treasury, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Oct. 6, 2006 -  [H.R. 5074]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Railroad 
Retirement Technical Improvement Act of 2006.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 45 USC 231t note.>> SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Retirement Technical 
Improvement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DISBURSEMENT AGENT.

    Section 7(b)(4) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 
231f(b)(4)) is amended so that subparagraph (A) reads as follows:
                    ``(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall serve as 
                the disbursing agent for benefits payable under this 
                Act, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary 
                may in the Secretary's discretion prescribe.''.

    Approved October 6, 2006.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5074:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 109-569 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):
            July 25, considered and passed House.
            Sept. 25, considered and passed Senate.

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