[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1015 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1015

To provide for an increase in the amount of Servicemember's Group Life 
Insurance paid to survivors of members of the Armed Forces who died in 
  the performance of duty between November 1, 2000, and April 1, 2001.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2001

Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia (for herself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Schrock, 
 Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Cantor, and Mr. Goodlatte) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for an increase in the amount of Servicemember's Group Life 
Insurance paid to survivors of members of the Armed Forces who died in 
  the performance of duty between November 1, 2000, and April 1, 2001.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN SERVICEMEMBER'S GROUP LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT FOR 
              SERVICEMEMBERS DYING IN PERFORMANCE OF DUTY BETWEEN DATE 
              OF ENACTMENT AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECENT BENEFIT 
              INCREASE.

    (a) Increase in SGLI Benefit.--In the case of a member of the Armed 
Forces who (as determined by the Secretary concerned) died in the 
performance of duty during the period beginning on November 1, 2000, 
and ending at the close of March 31, 2001, and who on the date of death 
was insured under the Servicemember's Group Life Insurance program for 
the maximum amount of insurance available under the program, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase the amount of insurance 
payable under that program by reason of that member's death by $50,000 
(such amount being the amount by which the automatic maximum amount of 
insurance under that program is increased effective April 1, 2001, 
pursuant to section 312(a) of Public Law 106-419, enacted November 1, 
2000).
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``Servicemember's Group Life Insurance 
        program'' means the program of life insurance administered by 
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under subchapter III of 
        chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 101(25) of title 38, United States Code.
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