38 U.S.C. · Veterans' Benefits
38 U.S.C. § 1954

Forfeiture

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38 U.S.C. § 1954 — Forfeiture

U.S.C. Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS 38 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS CHAPTER 19 - INSURANCE SUBCHAPTER II - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE Sec. 1954 - Forfeiture From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§1954. Forfeiture

No yearly renewable term insurance or United States Government life insurance shall be payable for death inflicted as a lawful punishment for crime or military offense, except when inflicted by the enemy. In such cases the cash surrender value of United States Government life insurance, if any, on the date of such death shall be paid to the designated beneficiary if living, or if there be no designated beneficiary alive at the death of the insured the said value shall be paid to the estate of the insured.

(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1161, §754; renumbered §1954, Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments 1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 754 of this title as this section.

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