{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-216.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 216.40","heading":"General.","body":"An employee with a current connection with the railroad industry at the time of retirement may qualify for a supplemental annuity in addition to the regular employee annuity. Supplemental annuities are paid from a separate account funded by employer taxes in addition to those assessed for regular annuities. The Board reduces a supplemental annuity if the employee receives a private pension based on contributions from a railroad employer.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 216—ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY","Subpart E—Supplemental Annuity"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"e1744c75f22c683b6ea397cf0722cb092af678098f2bda6316b0eb59ba5f7855","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-216.33","next":"us/20-cfr-216.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}