§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 sections 602(c)(2) and 602(v)(1) of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940 where the requirement of good health was waived under such sections 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.

( 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 .)

References in Text

The National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Oct. 8, 1940, ch. 757, title VI, part I, 54 Stat. 1008 , as amended, 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 of former Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief, and which was repealed and the provisions thereof reenacted as this subchapter by Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1105 .

Sections 602(c)(2) and 602(v)(i) of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, referred to in subsec. (b), are sections 602(c)(2) and 602(v)(1) of act Oct. 8, 1940, ch. 757, title VI, pt. I, 54 Stat. 1009 , which enacted sections 802(c)(2) and 802(v)(1) of former Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief, and which were repealed and the provisions thereof reenacted as sections 719(b) [now 1919(b)] and 715 [now 1915], respectively, of this title by Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1105 .

Amendments

1991-Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 719 of this title as this section and substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" in subsec. (a).

1983-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–160 substituted "sections" for "subsections" after "issued or reinstated under" and after "waived under such".

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 113 of this title.