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20 CFR §216.13

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An employee has a current connection with the railroad industry if he or she meets one of the following requirements:
  1. (a)The employee has creditable railroad service in at least 12 of the 30 consecutive months immediately preceding the earlier of:
    1. (1)The month his or her annuity begins; or
    2. (2)The month he or she dies.
  2. (b)The employee has creditable railroad service in at least 12 months in a period of 30 consecutive months and does not work in any regular non-railroad employment in the interval between the month the 30-month period ends and the earlier of:
    1. (1)The month his or her annuity begins; or
    2. (2)The month he or she dies.