Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits
Part II · Chapter 19 — Insurance
§ 1980B. Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage
Statutory text
In General.—
On , and every five years thereafter, the Secretary shall—
complete a review of how the amount specified in section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) compares to the amount described in subsection (b); and
submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate the results of the review, which may serve as a guide for coverage increases within the existing administrative incremental structure.
Amount Described.—
The amount described in this subsection is the amount equal to—
$500,000; multiplied by
the average percentage by which the Consumer Price Index changed during the five fiscal years preceding the review under subsection (a).
Consumer Price Index Defined.—
In this section, the term “Consumer Price Index” means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
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.
Pub. L. 119–54 § 2(a) · 139 Stat. 705
Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 1980B
(Added Pub. L. 119–54, § 2(a), Dec. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 705.)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–54 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Added Pub. L. 119–54, § 2(a), Dec. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 705.)
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Credits
(Added Pub. L. 119–54, § 2(a), , 139 Stat. 705.)