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        S.2794

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two


                                 An Act


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase automatic maximum 
coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the 
     Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Supporting Families of the Fallen 
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AUTOMATIC MAXIMUM COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS' 
GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE.
    (a) In General.--Section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``$400,000'' and inserting 
``$500,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the later of--
        (1) the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
    this Act; or
        (2) the date on which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
    determines that--
            (A) the amount for which a member will be insured pursuant 
        to the amendment made by subsection (a) and the premiums for 
        such amount are administratively and actuarially sound for the 
        Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program under subchapter 
        III of chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code, and the 
        Veterans' Group Life Insurance program under section 1977 of 
        such title; and
            (B) the increase in such amount carried out pursuant to the 
        amendment will not result in such programs operating at a loss.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.