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Code · U.S. Code · Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE · CHAPTER 50— SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF · SUBCHAPTER IV— LIFE INSURANCE · § 3974

§ 3974. Policies entitled to protection and lapse of policies

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(a)Determination The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall determine whether a policy is entitled to protection under this subchapter and shall notify the insured and the insurer of that determination.
(b)Lapse protection A policy that the Secretary determines is entitled to protection under this subchapter shall not lapse or otherwise terminate or be forfeited for the nonpayment of a premium, or interest or indebtedness on a premium, after the date on which the application for protection is received by the Secretary.
(c)Time application The protection provided by this subchapter applies during the insured’s period of military service and for a period of two years thereafter.
(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title IV, § 404, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2853.)
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  • Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888
  • Pub. L. 108–189, § 1
  • 117 Stat. 2853
  • act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888
  • 54 Stat. 1184
  • Oct. 6, 1942, ch. 581, § 13
  • 56 Stat. 775
  • Pub. L. 102–12, § 9(15)
  • 105 Stat. 40
  • Pub. L. 108–189
  • section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189
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§ 3974
Policies entitled to protection and lapse of policies
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ActOct. 17, 1940, ch. 888
Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–189, § 1
Stat.117 Stat. 2853
Actact Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888
Stat.54 Stat. 1184
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