{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-218.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 218.1","heading":"Introduction.","body":"This part tells when a person's entitlement to a monthly railroad retirement annuity begins and ends. Ordinarily, an annuity begins on the earliest date permitted under the Railroad Retirement Act (Act). This part also tells when and how a person may select a later beginning date. Included is an explanation of how work and certain types of special payments affect the beginning date of an employee or spouse annuity.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 218—ANNUITY BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES","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":"919e689b3d4d1c85d39ec12a4b205cafa9138ede35b9b02d32fce5c59afee7e9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-217.31","next":"us/20-cfr-218.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}