20 CFR 404.1211
§ 404.1211 Interstate instrumentalities.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 404.1211, § 404.1211 Interstate instrumentalities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78614
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For Social Security coverage purposes under section 218 of the Act, interstate instrumentalities are treated, to the extent practicable, as States, that is:
(a) They must be legally authorized to enter into an agreement with the Commissioner;
(b) They are subject to the same rules that are applied to the States;
(c) They may divide retirement systems and cover only the positions of members who want coverage; and
(d) They may provide coverage for firefighters and police officers in positions under a retirement system.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.