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38 U.S.C. § 1903 - Amount of insurance

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Insurance shall be issued in any multiple of $500 and the amount of insurance with respect to any one person shall be not less than $1,000 or more than $10,000. No person may carry a combined amount of National Service Life Insurance and United States Government life insurance in excess of $10,000 at any one time. The limitations of this section shall not apply to the additional paid up insurance the purchase of which is authorized under section 1907 of this title.

(Pub. L. 85857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1148, § 703; Pub. L. 92188, § 1, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 645; renumbered § 1903 and amended Pub. L. 10283, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)

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Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsPrior section 1903 was renumbered section 3903 of this title. Another prior section 1903, Pub. L. 85857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1216, related to limitation on amounts paid by United States, prior to the general revision of chapter 39 of this title by Pub. L. 91666. See section 3902 of this title.

Amendments1991—Pub. L. 10283 renumbered section 703 of this title as this section and substituted “1907” for “707”. 1971—Pub. L. 92188 made section limitations inapplicable to the additional paid up insurance purchase of which is authorized under section 707 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1971 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 92188 effective on date established by Administrator but in no event later than first day of first calendar month beginning more than six calendar months after Dec. 15, 1971, see section 4 of Pub. L. 92188, set out as a note under section 1907 of this title.