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 PUBLIC LAW 96-448—OCT. 14, 1980

94 STAT. 1955

PAYMENT, AUDIT, AND REPORT

SEC. 504. Section 509 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 779) is amended to read as follows: PAYMENT, AUDIT, AND REPORT

"SEC. 509. (a) PAYMENT.—The Corporation, the Association (where applicable), replacement operators, and acquiring railroads, as the case may be, shall be responsible for the actual payment of all allowances, expenses, and costs provided protected employees pursuant to the provisions of this title. The Corporation, the Association (where applicable), replacement operators, and acquiring railroads shall then be reimbursed for the actual amounts paid to, or for the benefit of, protected employees, pursuant to the provisions of this title (including such amounts paid by the employer prior to the effective date of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 and training costs incurred by the Corporation pursuant to section 505(d)(4)(D) of this title), other than provisions with respect to employee pension benefits, not to exceed an aggregate sum of $485,000,000, by the Railroad Retirement Board, upon certification to such Board in such detail as the Board may reasonably require, by the Corporation, the Association (where applicable), replacements operators, and acquiring railroads, of the amounts paid such employees, except that the aggregate amount of reimbursements made by the Board for the payment of monthly displacement allowances in the period after the effective date of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 shall not exceed $180,000,000. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary annually such sums as may be required to meet the obligations payable under this title, not to exceed the aggregate sum of $485,000,000. Upon the exhaustion of such authorization, the Corporation, the Association (where applicable), replacement operators, and acquiring railroads shall retain responsibility for the payment of benefits otherwise reimbursable under this title, but they shall not be reimbursed therefor. There is further authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to provide for additional administrative expenses to be incurred by the Railroad Retirement Board in the performance of its functions under this section. Appropriations authorized under this section may be allocated by the Secretary to the Railroad Retirement Board. "(b) AUDIT.—Beginning October 1, 1980, the Association shall conduct a program audit of the payment of benefits pursuant to this title and shall evaluate the effectiveness of the provisions of this title in improving the Corporation's management of certain protected employees in its workforce who are entitled to receive monthly displacement allowances. Such audits and evaluations shall be conducted in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Association may prescribe. The representatives of the Association shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, files, and other papers, things, or property belonging to, or in use by or in connection with, the Corporation, replacement operators, acquiring railroads, or the Railroad Retirement Board which pertain to the benefits provided protected employees pursuant to this title and which are necessary to facilitate such audit and evaluation. "(c) REPORT.—The Association shall transmit to the. Congress and the President, not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, a comprehensive and detailed report on the payment of benefits under this title and the effectiveness of the provisions of this title in

Ante, p. 1895. 45 USC 775.

Appropriation authorization.

Records, accessibility.

Transmittal to Congress and the President.

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