---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 216.40"
title: "20"
number: "216.40"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/216.40"
---

# §216.40. General.


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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 28692, June 24, 1991, unless otherwise noted.