[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 546 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 546

 To expand the applicability of the increase in the automatic maximum 
amount of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance scheduled to take effect 
  on April 1, 2001, to the deaths of certain members of the uniformed 
                   services who die before that date.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 15, 2001

   Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Nelson of 
   Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Vetrans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To expand the applicability of the increase in the automatic maximum 
amount of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance scheduled to take effect 
  on April 1, 2001, to the deaths of certain members of the uniformed 
                   services who die before that date.

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

SECTION 1. EXPANDED APPLICABILITY OF INCREASE IN AUTOMATIC MAXIMUM 
              COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 312(c) of the Veterans 
Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-419; 
114 Stat. 1854; 38 U.S.C. 1967 note) or any other provision of law, the 
amount of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance in force under 
subchapter III of chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code, for each 
individual described in subsection (b) at the time of such individual's 
death as described in that subsection shall be $250,000.
    (b) Covered Individuals.--An individual described in this 
subsection is any individual insured under section 1967 of title 38, 
United States Code, who--
            (1) during the period beginning on October 1, 2000, and 
        ending on March 30, 2001, dies in a manner covered by such 
        insurance; and
            (2) at the time of death, had not made an election under 
        that section to be insured in an amount less than automatic 
        maximum amount provided for in that section.
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