---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 216.80"
title: "20"
number: "216.80"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/216.80"
---

# §216.80. General.


The Railroad Retirement Act provides an annuity for the surviving parent of a deceased employee. The deceased employee must have completed 10 years of railroad service and have had a current connection with the railroad industry at the time of his or her death. A parent may only receive an annuity based on age.


## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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