Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits
Part II · Chapter 19 — Insurance
§ 1963. Authority for payment of interest on settlements
Statutory text
Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary may pay interest on the proceeds of a United States Government Life Insurance policy from the date the policy matures to the date of payment of the proceeds to the beneficiary or, in the case of an endowment policy, to the policyholder.
The Secretary may pay interest under subsection (a) of this section only if the Secretary determines that the payment of such interest is administratively and actuarially sound for the settlement option involved.
Interest paid under subsection (a) shall be at the rate that is established by the Secretary for dividends held on credit or deposit in policyholders’ accounts.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 1988
Pub. L. 100–687 div. B title XIV § 1401(a)(2) · 102 Stat. 4105
Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 1963
Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. B, title XIV, § 1401(a)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4128, § 763
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. B, title XIV, § 1401(a)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4128, § 763Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Subchapter II of chapter 19 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 763. Authority for payment of interest on settlements “(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Administrator may pay interest on the proceeds of a United States Government Life Insurance policy from the date the policy matures to the date of payment of the proceeds to the beneficiary or, in the case of an endowment policy, to the policyholder. “(b) (1) The Administrator may pay interest under subsection (a) of this section only if the Administrator determines that the payment of such interest is administratively and actuarially sound for the settlement option involved. “(2) Interest paid under subsection (a) shall be at the rate that is established by the Administrator for dividends held on credit or deposit in policyholders’ accounts”.Pub. L. 102–83 · 105 Stat. 378
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1963
Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 763 of this title as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 763 of this title as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 763 of this title as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective with respect to insurance policies maturing after , see section 1401(a)(3) of Pub. L. 100–687, set out as a note under section 1928 of this title.
Credits
1988–1991 · 2 acts
- 1988Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. B, title XIV, § 1401(a)(2), , 102 Stat. 4128, § 763
- 1991renumbered § 1963 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), , 105 Stat. 404–406.
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(Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. B, title XIV, § 1401(a)(2), , 102 Stat. 4128, § 763; renumbered § 1963 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), , 105 Stat. 404–406.)