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H.R. 2747 · 109th Congress

Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005

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9 cosponsors · 8 D, 1 R

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Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends Federal provisions concerning service-disabled veterans' life insurance to make the amount of such insurance $50,000, or such lesser amount evenly divisible by $10,000.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 7, 2005

Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends Federal provisions concerning service-disabled veterans' life insurance to make the amount of such insurance $50,000, or such lesser amount evenly divisible by $10,000.

States that the premium rates for such insurance for months beginning: (1) before the date of enactment of this Act shall be based upon the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality and interest at the rate of two and one-fourth percent per year; and (2) on or after the date of enactment of this Act shall be based upon such Table at a four and one-half percent interest rate. Makes the same changes with respect to all policy cash, loan, paid-up, and extended values.

Increases from $90,000 to $200,000 the maximum amount of veterans' mortgage life insurance coverage.

Includes still-born children within dependent coverage under the Servicemembers Group Life Insurance program.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005

Latest action (Jul 20, 2005): Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 7, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.