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title: "38 U.S.C. § 1961"
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description: "Authority for higher interest rates for amounts payable to beneficiaries"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 38
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title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
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chapter_number: "19"
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chapter_name: "INSURANCE"
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section: "1961"
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citation: "38 U.S.C. § 1961"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 1961 - Authority for higher interest rates for amounts payable to beneficiaries
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## Text
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Notwithstanding section 1944(b) of this title, if the beneficiary of an insurance policy issued under the provisions of this subchapter receives the proceeds of such policy under a settlement option under which such proceeds are paid in equal monthly installments over a limited period of months, the interest that may be added to each such installment may be at a rate that is higher than the interest rate prescribed in such section. The Secretary may from time to time establish a higher interest rate under the preceding sentence only in accordance with a determination that such higher rate is administratively and actuarially sound. Any such higher interest rate shall be paid on the unpaid balance of such monthly installments.
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(Added Pub. L. 96–128, title III, § 303(a), Nov. 28, 1979, 93 Stat. 986, § 761; renumbered § 1961 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 761 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1944(b)” for “744(b)”. Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection effective Nov. 28, 1979, see section 601(b) of Pub. L. 96–128, set out as an Effective Date of 1979 Amendment note under section 1114 of this title.
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