20 CFR § 211.1 - General.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s211.1"
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title: "20 CFR § 211.1 - General."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "211.1"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "211"
part_name: "CREDITABLE RAILROAD COMPENSATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "45 U.S.C. 231f."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 46732, Nov. 28, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "211"
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# 211.1 General.

Benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act are based in part on the individual's years of service and amount of compensation credited to the individual under the Act. This part defines what the term compensation means and sets forth the criteria applied in determining what payments are creditable as compensation under the Railroad Retirement Act.