Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102
§1951 Payment of Insurance
Title 38 › PART II — GENERAL BENEFITS › CHAPTER 19 — INSURANCE › SUBCHAPTER II — UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE › § 1951
Summary
Government life insurance: 240 monthly installments. Secretary may hold amounts under $5 without interest and pay them annually, unless this subchapter says otherwise.
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Title 38, §1951
Veterans' Benefits, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
United States Government life insurance, except as provided in this subchapter, shall be payable in two hundred and forty equal monthly installments. When the amount of an individual monthly payment is less than $5, such amount may in the discretion of the Secretary be allowed to accumulate without interest and be disbursed annually.
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Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 751 of this title as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
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38 U.S.C. § 1951
Title 38, Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102