Railroad Retirement: Federal Financial Involvement

HRD-86-88 Published: May 09, 1986. Publicly Released: Jun 07, 1986.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO: (1) presented an inventory and description of past and present federal financial assistance to the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) retirement and unemployment programs; and (2) showed how much assistance would be needed under current laws to continue the federal government's unique relationship with these programs.

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Retirement Security

Employee retirement plansFederal aid programsRailroad employeesRetirement benefitsSocial security benefitsTrust fundsRailTaxesUnemploymentBeneficiaries