[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2774 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2774

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the extension 
 of the duration of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for 
                       totally disabled veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2009

Mrs. Halvorson 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 make permanent the extension 
 of the duration of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for 
                       totally disabled veterans.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Families of Veterans Financial 
Security Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF DURATION OF SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE 
              INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TOTALLY DISABLED VETERANS.

    (a) Extension.--Section 1968(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking clause (ii) and 
        inserting the following new clause (ii):
                            ``(ii) The date that is two years after the 
                        date of separation or release from such active 
                        duty or active duty for training.''.
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting the following new subparagraph (B):
                    ``(B) The date that is two years after the date of 
                separation or release from such assignment.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to a person who is separated or released on or after 
June 15, 2005.
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