[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 585 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 585

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the number of 
 individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury 
    protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2007

  Ms. Herseth (for herself and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the number of 
 individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury 
    protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.

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

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF INDIVIDUALS QUALIFYING FOR RETROACTIVE BENEFITS 
              FROM TRAUMATIC INJURY PROTECTION COVERAGE UNDER 
              SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 501(b) of the Veterans' 
Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006 (120 Stat. 
414; 38 U.S.C. 1980A note) is amended by striking ``, if, as determined 
by the Secretary concerned, that loss was a direct result of a 
traumatic injury incurred in the theater of operations for Operation 
Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The heading of such section is amended 
by striking ``in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 
Freedom''.
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