[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4978 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4978

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove the maximum payment 
    amount for certain qualified losses under the Traumatic Injury 
   Protection under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2012

   Mr. Baca 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 remove the maximum payment 
    amount for certain qualified losses under the Traumatic Injury 
   Protection under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program.

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

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF MAXIMUM PAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED 
              LOSSES UNDER TRAUMATIC INJURY PROTECTION UNDER 
              SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 1980A(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and the maximum 
        payment'' and inserting ``and, except as provided by paragraph 
        (3)(A), the maximum''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3)(A) The maximum payment amount described in paragraph (1) 
shall not apply to a qualifying loss directly caused by a traumatic 
event described in subparagraph (B). The Secretary shall determine the 
payment schedule for such qualifying losses as the Secretary determines 
appropriate without regard to such maximum payment amount.
    ``(B) A traumatic event described in this subparagraph is one of 
the following:
            ``(i) Armed conflict.
            ``(ii) Training under conditions simulating armed conflict.
            ``(iii) Hazardous service.
            ``(iv) A traumatic event caused through an instrumentality 
        of war.''.
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