Railroad Retirement Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1991

Railroad Retirement Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1991 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that if the regularly scheduled delivery date for certain railroad benefits checks falls on a weekend or a legal public holiday, then such checks shall be mailed for delivery on the first day preceding the weekend or holiday, even if the delivery would be made before the end of the month for which such checks are issued. Provides that if, as a consequence of such modified delivery date, the payment is more than the correct authorized amount, no action shall be taken to recover the incorrect portion.

 
HR 801 IH
102d CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 801
To ensure that checks to pay benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act of
1974 are delivered early if the usual delivery date falls on a Saturday,
Sunday, or holiday.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 1991
Mr. DWYER of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. POSHARD, Mr. WILSON, Mr. FOGLIETTA,
Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. VALENTINE, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. SMITH of Florida, Mr. ERDREICH,
Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. ROE, Mr. HORTON, Mr. SLATTERY, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. BOUCHER,
Mr. GAYDOS, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. HERTEL, Mr. JONTZ, Mr. GUARINI, and Mr. BEVILL)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce
A BILL
To ensure that checks to pay benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act of
1974 are delivered early if the usual delivery date falls on a Saturday,
Sunday, or holiday.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Railroad Retirement Benefits Check Delivery
  Assurance Act of 1991'.
SEC. 2. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
  The Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) is amended by
  adding at the end the following new section:
`EARLY DELIVERY OF CHECKS
  `SEC. 24. (a) If the day regularly designated for the delivery of checks
  used to pay benefits provided under this Act or paid out of the Railroad
  Retirement Account or the Dual Benefits Payments Account falls on a Saturday,
  Sunday, or legal public holiday (as defined in section 6103 of title 5,
  United States Code) in any month, the benefit checks that would otherwise
  be delivered on such day shall be mailed for delivery on the first day
  preceding such day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal public holiday
  (as so defined), without regard to whether the delivery of such checks would
  have to be made before the end of the month for which such checks are issued.
  `(b) If more than the correct amount of any payment authorized under
  Federal law is made to any individual solely as a result of the receipt
  of a benefit check pursuant to subsection (a) before the end of the month
  for which such check is issued, no action shall be taken to recover such
  payment or the incorrect portion thereof.'.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
  The amendment made by this Act shall apply with respect to any benefit
  check the regularly designated day for delivery of which occurs on or
  after the day that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.