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Union Calendar No. 551 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2911 
[Report No. 118–654] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to periodically review the automatic maximum coverage under 
the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans’ 
Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2023 
Ms. STRICKLAND (for herself, Mr. BACON, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. LAR-
SEN of Washington, Ms. NORTON, Mr. TURNER, Ms. ROSS, Ms. SLOTKIN, 
and Ms. SHERRILL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, and Mr. ISSA 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 26, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to periodically review the auto-
matic maximum coverage under the Servicemembers’ 
Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans’ Group 
Life Insurance program, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness for 
Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. PERIODIC REVIEW OF AUTOMATIC MAXIMUM COV-
ERAGE 
UNDER 
SERVICEMEMBERS’ 
GROUP 
LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS’ GROUP 
LIFE INSURANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 19 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1980B. Periodic review of automatic maximum cov-
erage 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On January 1, 2025, and every 
five years thereafter, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) complete a review of how the amount speci-
fied in section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) compares to the 
amount described in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
the results of the review. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT DESCRIBED.—The amount described in 
this subsection is the amount equal to— 
‘‘(1) $500,000; multiplied by 
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‘‘(2) the average percentage by which the Con-
sumer Price Index changed during the five fiscal 
years preceding the review under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘Consumer Price Index’ means the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 19 of such title is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 1980A the following 
new item: 
‘‘1980B. Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 551 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2911 
[Report No. 118–654] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to periodically 
review the automatic maximum coverage under 
the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance pro-
gram and the Veterans’ Group Life Insurance 
program, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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