PUBLIC LAW 98-76—AUG. 12, 1983 97 STAT. 415 3(m) of this Act. In no case shall the reduction by reason of this 45 USC 23lb. paragraph operate to reduce such portion to an amount less than $10. "(9) That portion of the annuity of a survivor of a deceased individual as is determined under section 4(g) of this Act as in effect before amendment by section 1119(g) of Public Law 97-35 shall, if 45 USC 23ic. the annuity of such survivor is not subject to reduction under subdivision (7) of this subsection, be reduced by an amount equal to the dollar amount by which the annuity of the deceased individual was reduced under section 3(g)(2) of this Act or, if such survivor is Ante, p. 413. not entitled to a monthly insurance benefit under the Social Secu- rity Act, would have been reduced under such section 3(g)(2) if the 42 USC 1305. annuity of such deceased individual had not been subject to reduc- tion under section 3(m) of this Act. In no case shall the reduction by reason of this paragraph operate to reduce such portion to an amount less than $10.". (d) The amendments made by this section shall be effective on the Effective date. date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the amendments 45 USC 23lb made by subsection (a) of this section, annuity portions computed "°*^' under subsections (b) and (d) of section 3 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 as in effect before October 1, 1981, shall be treated as 45 USC 23ib. having been computed under subsection (b) of such section as in SEC. 103. (a) Section 5(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is 45 USC 23id. amended— (1) by striking out "An annuity" at the beginning and insert- ing in lieu thereof "Subject to the limitations set forth below, an annuity"; (2) by amending paragraphs (ii) and (iii) to read as follows: "(ii) in the case of an applicant otherwise entitled to an annuity under paragraph (iv) or (v) of section 2(a)(1) or under 45 USC 23la. section 2(d)(l)(i) on the basis of disability, not earlier than the later of (A) the first day of the sixth month following the onset date of the disability for which such annuity is awarded or (B) the first day of the twelfth month before the month in which the application therefor was filed; "(iii) in the case of an applicant otherwise entitled to an annuity under section 2(a)(1), 2(c), or 2(d) where paragraph (ii) does not apply, not earlier than the latest of (A) the first day of the sixth month before the month in which the application therefor was filed, (B) the first day of the month in which the application therefor was filed if the effect of beginning such annuity in an earlier month would result in a greater age reduction in the annuity, unless beginning the annuity in the earlier month would enable an annuity under section 2(c) which is not subject to an age reduction to be payable in such earlier month, (C) in the case of an applicant otherwise entitled to an annuity under section 2(a)(1) or 2(c), the date following the last day of compensated service of the applicant, or (D) in the case of an applicant otherwise entitled to an annuity under section 2(a)(1) or 2(c), the first day of the first month throughout which the applicant meets the age requirement for the annuity ap- plied for;" and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "For the purpose of determining annuity amounts provided under sections 3(a), 4(a), and 4(f) of this Act, the provisions with Ante, p. 411. respect to the beginning dates of annuities set forth in this
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