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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Veteran Families Financial Support Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a new veterans life insurance program starting January 1, 2023, for veterans with a service-connected disability. The policy does not go into force unless a veteran has been paying premiums for two years after enrollment. If a veteran dies during the two-year period, the VA shall pay the veteran's beneficiary the amount of premiums paid by the veteran plus interest.</p> <p>The bill phases out an existing service-disabled veteran insurance program upon the implementation of the program in this bill.</p>]]></text>
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