38 USC § 1980B - Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s1980B"
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title: "38 USC § 1980B - Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "1980B"
section_name: "Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage"
chapter_number: 19
chapter_name: "INSURANCE"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "GENERAL BENEFITS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 119–54, § 2(a), Dec. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 705.)"
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# § 1980B. Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage

**(a)** **In General.—** On January 1, 2026, and every five years thereafter, the Secretary shall—

**(1)** complete a review of how the amount specified in section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) compares to the amount described in subsection (b); and

**(2)** submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate the results of the review, which may serve as a guide for coverage increases within the existing administrative incremental structure.

**(b)** **Amount Described.—** The amount described in this subsection is the amount equal to—

**(1)** $500,000; multiplied by

**(2)** the average percentage by which the Consumer Price Index changed during the five fiscal years preceding the review under subsection (a).

**(c)** **Consumer Price Index Defined.—** In this section, the term “Consumer Price Index” means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–54, § 2(a), Dec. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 705.)