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38 U.S.C. § 1949

Beneficiaries

United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

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38 U.S.C. § 1949, Beneficiaries, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/472941
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If a person enrolled in United States Government life insurance does not designate a beneficiary under subsection (a) before the insured person dies, or if a designated beneficiary predeceases the insured person, the Secretary shall determine the beneficiary in the following order:

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 102-83(H.R. 2525)1991-08-06
    Department of Veterans Affairs Codification Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-313(H.R. 8260)2022-12-27
    Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act of 2022
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally