Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

38 U.S.C. § 1903

Amount of insurance

section 1907 of this titleInsurance shall be issued in any multiple of $500 and the amount of insurance with respect to any one person shall be not less than $1,000 or more than $10,000. No person may carry a combined amount of National Service Life Insurance and United States Government life insurance in excess of $10,000 at any one time. The limitations of this section shall not apply to the additional paid up insurance the purchase of which is authorized under .

Pub. L. 85–85772 Stat. 1148Pub. L. 92–188, § 185 Stat. 645Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)105 Stat. 406(, , , § 703; , , ; renumbered § 1903 and amended , (c)(1), , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 3903 of this titlePrior section 1903 was renumbered .

Pub. L. 85–85772 Stat. 1216Pub. L. 91–666section 3902 of this titleAnother prior section 1903, , , , related to limitation on amounts paid by United States, prior to the general revision of chapter 39 of this title by . See .

Amendments

Pub. L. 102–83section 703 of this title1991— renumbered as this section and substituted “1907” for “707”.

Pub. L. 92–188section 707 of this title1971— made section limitations inapplicable to the additional paid up insurance purchase of which is authorized under .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1971 Amendment

Pub. L. 92–188section 4 of Pub. L. 92–188section 1907 of this titleAmendment by effective on date established by Administrator but in no event later than first day of first calendar month beginning more than six calendar months after , see , set out as a note under .