Fulfilling Obligations to Families of the Fallen Act

Bill: 116-hr-610
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2019-01-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Family relationships

Life, casualty, property insurance

Marriage and family status

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Fulfilling Obligations to Families of the Fallen Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires a notarized acknowledgement from a service member and the service member's spouse before certain elections or designations can go into effect under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program. Specifically, such an acknowledgement is required if a service member declines life insurance, elects less coverage than the maximum amount provided, or the service member chooses a beneficiary other than the spouse or child or the member. <br /></p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 610 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2019 Mr. Hunter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require notarized acknowledgment by the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is eligible for insurance under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program before the member may elect not to be insured under such Program, to be insured under the Program for an amount less than the maximum amount, or to designate a beneficiary other than the member's spouse or child.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fulfilling Obligations to Families of the Fallen Act . 2. Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance spouse notification requirement Section 1967(f) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) An election described in paragraph (1) or (2) and a designation described in paragraph (3) shall only go into effect after the member and the member’s spouse submit to the Secretary an acknowledgment of the election or designation in a form that is notarized and in writing. .