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Public Law 85–586
To authorize refunds by the Veterans’ Administration of amounts collected from former servicemen by the Government pursuant to guaranty of life insurance premiums under the original Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1040.
Approved August 1, 1958
Statutory text
AN ACT
To authorize refunds by the Veterans’ Administration of amounts collected from former servicemen by the Government pursuant to guaranty of life insurance premiums under the original Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1040.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Administrator
Veterans.
Life insurance refunds.
of Veterans’ Affairs is hereby authorized to make refunds, without interest, which are due on account of amounts collected by the United States Government by offset or otherwise from persons who made valid application for and were legally entitled to the protection of article IV of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, as it existed prior to the amendments of October 6, 1942. No
50 USC 540–554.
refund shall be made pursuant to this Act unless application therefor is made to the Veterans’ Administration, within two years after the date of enactment of this Act and refund hereunder shall not be denied by reason of any other statutory time limitations, judgments heretofore rendered, or any other technical defense.
Sec. 2.
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Fund may be used by the Veterans’ Administration for making refunds pursuant to this Act and there is hereby authorized to be appropriated such additional sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Approved August 1, 1958.