Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) BRI/COLA & Earmark File
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) sends an "Earmark File" of all RRB annuitants each year prior to BRI/COLA. This file is passed through BACOM to earmark related MBR records. The BRI/COLA operation extracts certain MBR information earmarked for RRB involvement or for RRB jurisdiction for Medicare. This information is essential to computing the amount of railroad retirement annuities after a Social Security cost-of-living increase affecting railroad retirement beneficiaries covered by the retirement programs administered by the RRB.
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| accessLevel | restricted public |
| accessRights | restricted public |
| accrualPeriodicity | annual |
| bureauCode |
[ "016:00" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Open Data", "@type": "Kind", "hasEmail": "mailto:Open.Data@ssa.gov" } |
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| description | Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) sends an "Earmark File" of all RRB annuitants each year prior to BRI/COLA. This file is passed through BACOM to earmark related MBR records. The BRI/COLA operation extracts certain MBR information earmarked for RRB involvement or for RRB jurisdiction for Medicare. This information is essential to computing the amount of railroad retirement annuities after a Social Security cost-of-living increase affecting railroad retirement beneficiaries covered by the retirement programs administered by the RRB. |
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| identifier | US-GOV-SSA-643 |
| inventoried | 2016-06-24 |
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| keyword |
[ "Annuitants", "Medicare", "Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)", "SSA" ] |
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| language |
[ "en" ] |
| license | https://www.ssa.gov/data/Restricted-Public-Licensing-Information.html |
| modified | 2026-10-08 |
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| programCode |
[ "016:000" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Social Security Administration", "@type": "Organization" } |
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| rights |
[ "The data contained in this data exchange is restricted due to sensitivity and/or privacy issues. If you would like more information on a data exchange with SSA please visit the following web site https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/." ] |
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[ { "@type": "Location", "prefLabel": "United States" } ] |
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| title | Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) BRI/COLA & Earmark File |
