38 USC § 1919 - National Service Life Insurance appropriation

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title: "38 USC § 1919 - National Service Life Insurance appropriation"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "1919"
section_name: "National Service Life Insurance appropriation"
chapter_number: 19
chapter_name: "INSURANCE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "GENERAL BENEFITS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1154, § 719; Pub. L. 98–160, title VII, § 702(5), Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 1009; renumbered § 1919 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406; Pub. L. 105–368, title III, § 304(a), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3334.)"
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# § 1919. National Service Life Insurance appropriation

**(a)** The National Service Life Insurance appropriation is continued and there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and the provisions heretofore prescribed in the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, or related Acts, for the payment of liabilities under National Service Life Insurance. Payment from this appropriation shall be made upon and in accordance with awards by the Secretary.

**(b)** All premiums heretofore and hereafter paid on insurance issued or reinstated under section 602(v)(1) of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940 where the requirement of good health was waived under such section because of a service-incurred injury or disability shall be credited directly to the National Service Life Insurance appropriation and any payments of benefits heretofore and hereafter made on such insurance shall be made directly from such appropriation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1154, § 719; Pub. L. 98–160, title VII, § 702(5), Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 1009; renumbered § 1919 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406; Pub. L. 105–368, title III, § 304(a), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3334.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , which was classified generally to chapter 13 (§ 801 et seq.) of former Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans’ Relief, and which was repealed and the provisions thereof reenacted as this subchapter by , , .

Section 602(v)(i) of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 602(v)(1) of , pt. I, , which enacted section 802(v)(1) of former Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans’ Relief, and which was repealed and the provisions thereof reenacted as section 715 [now 1915] of this title by , , .

### Amendments

1998—Subsec. (b).  substituted “section 602(v)(1)” for “sections 602(c)(2) and 602(v)(1)” and “under such section” for “under such sections”.

1991— renumbered  as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in subsec. (a).

1983—Subsec. (b).  substituted “sections” for “subsections” after “issued or reinstated under” and after “waived under such”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

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