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 84 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 91-215-MAR. 17, 1970

SEC. 5. (a) Section 3221(c) of the Kailroad Retirement Tax Act is amended by substituting for the first sentence thereof the following: " I n addition to other taxes, there is hereby imposed on every employer an excise tax, with respect to having individuals in his employ, for each man-hour for which compensation is paid by such employer for services rendered to him during any calendar quarter, (1) at the rate of 2 cents for the period beginning November 1, 1966, and ending March 31, 1970, and (2) commencing April 1, 1970, at such rate as will make available for appropriation to the Eailroad Retirement Supplemental Account provided for in section 15(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 sufficient funds to meet the obligation to pay supplemental annuities under section 3(j) of such Act and administrative expenses in connection therewith. For the purpose of this subsection, the Railroad Retirement Board is directed to determine what rate is required for each calendar quarter commencing with the quarter beginning April 1, 1970. The Railroad Retirement Board shall make the determinations provided for not later than fifteen days before each calendar quarter. As soon as practicable after each determination of the rate, as provided in this subsection, the Railroad Retirement Board shall publish a notice in the Federal Register, and shall advise all employers, employee representatives, and the Secretary of the Treasury, of the rate so determined." (b)(1) Section 3221 of such Act is further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the tax imposed by such subsection (c) shall not apply to an employer with respect to employees who are covered by a supplemental pension plan which is established pursuant to an agreement reached through collective bargaining between the employer and employees. There is hereby imposed on every such employer an excise tax equal to the amount of the supplemental annuity paid to each such employee under section 3(j) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, plus a percentage thereof determined by the Railroad Retirement Board to be sufficient to cover the administrative costs attributable to such payments under section 3(j) of such Act." (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to (A) supplemental annuities paid on or after April 1, 1970, and (B) manhours with respect to which compensation is paid for services rendered to such employer on or after such day. SEC. 6. The Railroad Retirement Board is authorized to request the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the Railroad Retirement Account to the credit of the Railroad Retirement Supplemental Account such moneys as the Board estimates would be necessary for the payment of the supplemental annuities, provided for in section 3(j) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, for the six months next following enactment of this Act and for administrative expenses necessary in the administration of such section 3(j) (which expenses are hereby authorized) until such time as an appropriation for such expenses is made pursuant to section 15(b) of such Act, and the Secretary shall make such transfer. The Railroad Retirement Board shall request the Secretary of the Treasury, at any time before the expiration of one year following the enactment of this Act, to retransfer from the Railroad Retirement Supplemental Account to the credit of the Railroad Retirement Account the amount transferred to the Railroad Retirement Supplemental Account pursuant to the next preceding sentence, plus interest at a rate equal to the average rate of interest borne by all special obligations held by the Railroad Retirement Account on the last day of the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1970, rounded to the nearest multiple of one-eighth of 1 per centum, and the Secretary shall make such retransfer.

71 Excise tax. 80 Stat. 1078. 26 USC 3 2 2 1.

80 Stat. 1074; Ante, p. 70. 45 USC 228o. Ante, p. 70.

Publication in Federal Register.

73 Stat. 29; 80 Stat. 1078.

Transfer of funds.

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