PUBLIC LAW 98-76—AUG. 12, 1983 97 STAT. 413 SEC. 102. (a) Section 3(g) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is 45 USC 23lb. amended to read as follows: "(g)(1) Effective with the date of any increase after January 31, 1984, in monthly insurance benefits under the Social Security Act 42 USC 1305. which occurs, or which would have occurred had there not been a general benefit increase under that Act, pursuant to the automatic cost-of-living provisions of section 215(i) of that Act, that portion of 42 USC 415. the annuity of an individual which is computed under subsection (b) of this section shall, if such individual's annuity under section 2(a)(1) of this Act began to accrue on or before the effective date of a 45 USC 23la. particular increase under this subdivision, be increased by 32.5 per centum of the percentage increase in the index which is used, or which would have been used had there not been a general benefit increase under the Social Security Act, in increasing benefits under the Social Security Act pursuant to the automatic cost-of-living provisions of section 215(i) of that Act. Any increase under this subsection shall not be deferred and shall be reflected in all pay- ments made to annuitants after such increase under this subsection becomes effective. "(2) The first and, if necessary, the following time or times after January 1, 1983, that monthly insurance benefits under section 202 of the Social Security Act are increased, that portion of the annuity 42 USC 402. of an individual which is computed under subsection (b) of this section as increased under subdivision (1) of this subsection shall, if such individual's annuity under section 2(a)(1) of this Act began to accrue in or before the year in which such first increase under the Social Security Act became effective, be reduced by the dollar amount by which that portion of the annuity provided such individ- ual under subsection (a) of this section was increased, after any reduction under subsection (m) of this section, as a result of such increase or increases under the Social Security Act until the total dollar amount of such reduction or reductions equals 5 per centum of the annuity amount provided such individual under subsection (a), as reduced under subsection (m), prior to such first increase. In no case shall the reduction by reason of this paragraph operate to reduce such portion to an amount less than $10.". (b) Section 4(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is 45 USC 231c. amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(d)": (2) by striking out "3(g)" and inserting "3(g)(1)" in lieu thereof; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subdivi- sions: "(2) That portion of the annuity of the spouse of an individual as is determined under subsection (b) of this section prior to any determi- nation under subsection (c) of this subsection shall, if the annuity of such spouse is not subject to reduction under subdivision (3) of this subsection, be reduced by an amount equal to 50 per centum of the dollar amount by which the annuity of the individual was reduced under section 3(g)(2) of this Act. In no case shall the reduction by Supra. reason of this paragraph operate to reduce such portion to an amount less than $10. "(3) The first and, if necessary, the following time or times after January 1, 1983, that monthly insurance benefits under section 202 of the Social Security Act are increased, that portion of the annuity 42 USC 402. of the spouse of an individual as is determined under subsections (b), (c), and (d)(1) of this section shall, if such spouse's annuity under
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