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[CITE: 42USC1395i-1]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 7--SOCIAL SECURITY
 
        SUBCHAPTER XVIII--HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED
 
        Part A--Hospital Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled
 
Sec. 1395i-1. Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Hospital 
Insurance Trust Fund (established by section 1395i of this title) from 
time to time such sums as the Secretary deems necessary for any fiscal 
year, on account of--
        (1) payments made or to be made during such fiscal year from 
    such Trust Fund under this part with respect to individuals who are 
    qualified railroad retirement beneficiaries (as defined in section 
    426(c) of this title) and who are not, and upon filing application 
    for monthly insurance benefits under section 402 of this title would 
    not be, entitled to such benefits if service as an employee (as 
    defined in the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 [45 U.S.C. 228a et 
    seq.]) after December 31, 1936, had been included in the term 
    ``employment'' as defined in this chapter,
        (2) the additional administrative expenses resulting or expected 
    to result therefrom, and
        (3) any loss of interest to such Trust Fund resulting from the 
    payment of such amounts,

in order to place such Trust Fund in the same position at the end of 
such fiscal year in which it would have been if the individuals 
described in paragraph (1) had not been entitled to benefits under this 
part.

(Pub. L. 89-97, title I, Sec. 111(d), July 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 343.)

                       References in Text

    The Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, referred to in text, is act 
Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, 49 Stat. 867, as amended generally by act June 
24, 1937, ch. 382, part I, 50 Stat. 307, and which was classified 
principally to subchapter III (Sec. 228a et seq.) of chapter 9 of Title 
45, Railroads. The Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 was amended generally 
and redesignated the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 by Pub. L. 93-445, 
title I, Oct. 16, 1974, 88 Stat. 1305. The Railroad Retirement Act of 
1974 is classified generally to subchapter IV (Sec. 231 et seq.) of 
chapter 9 of title 45. For complete classification of these Acts to the 
Code, see Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Social Security Amendments of 
1965 and also as part of the Health Insurance for the Aged Act, and not 
as part of the Social Security Act which comprises this chapter.


                             Effective Date

    Section 111(e) of Pub. L. 89-97 provided that:
    ``(1) The amendments made by the preceding provisions of this 
section [enacting this section and section 228s-2 of Title 45, 
Railroads, and amending section 1395kk of this title and sections 1401, 
3101, 3111, 3201, 3211, and 3221 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, and 
section 228e of Title 45] shall apply to the calendar year 1966 or to 
any subsequent calendar year, but only if the requirement in paragraph 
(2) has been met with respect to such calendar year.
    ``(2) The requirement referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed 
to have been met with respect to any calendar year if, as of the October 
1 immediately preceding such calendar year, the Railroad Retirement Tax 
Act [section 3101 et seq. of Title 26] provides that the maximum amount 
of monthly compensation taxable under such Act during all months of such 
calendar year will be an amount equal to one-twelfth of the maximum 
wages which the Federal Insurance Contributions Act [section 3201 et 
seq. of Title 26] provides may be counted for such calendar year.''


                            Cross References

    Definitions relating to employment, see section 410 of this title.
