38 U.S.C. § 1922A

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 1922A - Legacy supplemental service disabled veterans' insurance for totally disabled veterans

(a) Any person insured under section 1922(a) of this title who qualifies for a waiver of premiums under section 1912 of this title is eligible, as provided in this section, for supplemental insurance in an amount not to exceed $30,000.

(b) To qualify for supplemental insurance under this section a person must file with the Secretary an application for such insurance. Such application must be filed not later than (1) October 31, 1993, or (2) the end of the one-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary notifies the person that the person is entitled to a waiver of premiums under section 1912 of this title, whichever is later. The Secretary may not accept any such application after December 31, 2022. Except as provided by section 1922(d)(2)(B), a veteran may not have supplemental insurance under this section and be insured under section 1922B simultaneously.

(c) Supplemental insurance granted under this section shall be granted upon the same terms and conditions as insurance granted under section 1922(a) of this title, except that such insurance may not be granted to a person under this section unless the application is made for such insurance before the person attains 65 years of age.

(d) No waiver of premiums shall be made in the case of any person for supplemental insurance granted under this section.

38 U.S.C. § 1922A

Added Pub. L. 102-568, title II, §203(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4324; amended Pub. L. 103-446, title XII, §1201(f)(1), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4687; Pub. L. 111-275, title IV, §401(a), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2879; Pub. L. 116-315, title II, §2004(b)(2), (c) (2), Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 4974.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2021- Pub. L. 116-315, §2004(c)(2), substituted "Legacy supplemental" for "Supplemental" in section catchline.Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116-315, §2004(b)(2), inserted at end "The Secretary may not accept any such application after December 31, 2022. Except as provided by section 1922(d)(2)(B), a veteran may not have supplemental insurance under this section and be insured under section 1922B simultaneously." 2010-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111-275 substituted "$30,000" for "$20,000". 1994-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-446 substituted "insurance. Such application must be filed not later than (1) October 31, 1993, or (2) the end of the one-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary" for "insurance not later than the end of (1) the one-year period beginning on the first day of the first month following the month in which this section is enacted, or (2) the one-year period beginning on the date that the Department".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 111-275, title IV, §401(b), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2879, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 2011."

EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 102-568, title II, §205, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4325, provided that: "The amendments made by this title [enacting this section and amending sections 1967, 1977, and 2106 of this title] shall take effect on December 1, 1992."