§ 404.1211 - Interstate instrumentalities.

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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:

They must be legally authorized to enter into an agreement with the Commissioner;

They are subject to the same rules that are applied to the States;

They may divide retirement systems and cover only the positions of members who want coverage; and

They may provide coverage for firefighters and police officers in positions under a retirement system.