{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-217.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 217.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions are used in this part:\nApplicant means a person who signs an application for an annuity or lump sum for himself or herself or for some other person.\nApplication refers only to a form described in § 217.6.\nApply or file means to sign a form or statement that the Railroad Retirement Board accepts as an application.\nAward means to process a form to make a payment. An annuity is awarded on the date the payment form is processed.\nClaimant means a person who files for an annuity or lump sum for himself or herself or the person for whom an application is filed.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 217—APPLICATION FOR ANNUITY OR LUMP SUM","Subpart A—General"],"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":"ccf7c24964df80e6be5ff1045be93ec23097c9b364d892345363b0c95c041be0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-217.1","next":"us/20-cfr-217.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}