US Code

Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

38 U.S.C. § 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.

Pub. L. 85–85772 Stat. 1154 Pub. L. 98–160, title VII, § 702(5)97 Stat. 1009 Pub. L. 102–83105 Stat. 404–406 Pub. L. 105–368, title III, § 304(a)112 Stat. 3334 (, , , § 719; , , ; renumbered § 1919 and amended , §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Oct. 8, 1940, ch. 757, title VI, part I 54 Stat. 1008 Pub. L. 85–85772 Stat. 1105 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 of former Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans’ Relief, and which was repealed and the provisions thereof reenacted as this subchapter by , , .

act Oct. 8, 1940, ch. 757, title VI 54 Stat. 1009 Pub. L. 85–85772 Stat. 1105 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 I, , which enacted section 802(v)(1) of former Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans’ Relief, and which was repealed and the provisions thereof reenacted as section 715 [now 1915] of this title by , , .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

Pub. L. 105–3681998—Subsec. (b). substituted “section 602(v)(1)” for “sections 602(c)(2) and 602(v)(1)” and “under such section” for “under such sections”.

Pub. L. 102–83section 719 of this title1991— renumbered as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in subsec. (a).

Pub. L. 98–1601983—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

Pub. L. 105–368, title III, § 304(b)112 Stat. 3334

“The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [].”
, , , provided that: