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38 USC § 1980A - Traumatic injury protection | Title 38 - Veterans Benefits | U.S. Code | LII / Legal Information Institute
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38 USC § 1980A - Traumatic injury protection
A member who is insured against traumatic injury under this section is insured against such losses due to traumatic injury (in this section referred to as “qualifying losses”) as are prescribed by the Secretary by regulation. Qualifying losses so prescribed shall include the following:
The term “inability to carry out the activities of daily living” means the inability to independently perform two or more of the following six functions:
A member shall not be considered for the purposes of this section to be a member insured under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance if the member is insured under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance only as an insurable dependent of another member pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii) or (C)(ii) of section 1967
During any month in which a member is assigned to the Ready Reserve of a uniformed service under conditions which meet the qualifications set forth in section 1965
(5)(B) of this title and is insured under a policy of insurance purchased by the Secretary under section 1966 of this title, there shall be contributed from the appropriation made for active duty pay of the uniformed service concerned an amount determined by the Secretary (which shall be the same for all such members) as the share of the cost attributable to provided coverage under this section, less any costs traceable to the extra hazards of such duty in the uniformed services. Any amounts so contributed on behalf of any member shall be collected by the Secretary concerned from such member (by deduction from pay or otherwise) and shall be credited to the appropriation from which such contribution was made in advance on a monthly basis.
When a claim for benefits is submitted under this section, the Secretary of Defense or, in the case of a member not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary concerned, shall certify to the Secretary whether the member with respect to whom the claim is submitted—
If a member eligible for a payment under this section dies before payment to the member can be made, the payment shall be made to the beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom the payment would be made if the payment were life insurance under section 1967
Coverage for loss resulting from traumatic injury provided under this section shall cease at midnight on the date of the termination of the member’s duty status in the uniformed services that established eligibility for Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance. The termination of coverage under this section is effective in accordance with the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any continuation after the date specified in that sentence of Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance coverage pursuant to section 1968
(a) of this title for a period specified in that section.
Designation of Fiduciary or Trustee.— (1)
The process under paragraph (1) may require each member of the uniformed services who is insured under this section to—
(Added Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title I, § 1032(a)(2),May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 257; amended Pub. L. 109–233, title V, § 501(a),June 15, 2006, 120 Stat. 411; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XVII, § 1711,Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 495; Pub. L. 111–275, title IV, § 406(a)(1), title X, § 1001(d)(2),Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2880, 2896.)
2010—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–275, § 406(a)(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 111–275, § 1001(d)(2), inserted “section” before “1968(a)”.
2008—Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 110–181added subsec. (k).
2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–233, § 501(a)(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “A member who is insured under subparagraph (A)(i), (B), or (C)(i) of section 1967
(a)(1) shall automatically be issued a traumatic injury protection rider that will provide for a payment not to exceed $100,000 if the member, while so insured, sustains a traumatic injury that results in a loss described in subsection (b)(1). The maximum amount payable for all injuries resulting from the same traumatic event shall be limited to $100,000. If a member suffers more than 1 such loss as a result of traumatic injury, payment will be made in accordance with the schedule in subsection (d) for the single loss providing the highest payment.”
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 109–233, § 501(a)(2)(A), substituted “insured against traumatic injury under this section is insured against such losses due to traumatic injury (in this section referred to as ‘qualifying losses’) as are prescribed by the Secretary by regulation. Qualifying losses so prescribed shall include the following:” for “issued a traumatic injury protection rider under subsection (a) is insured against such traumatic injuries, as prescribed by the Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, including, but not limited to—” in introductory provisions, capitalized first letter of first word in subpars. (A) to (H), substituted a period for the semicolon at the end of subpars. (A) to (F), and substituted a period for “; and” at the end of subpar. (G).
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 109–233, § 501(a)(2)(B), substituted “subsection:” for “subsection—” in introductory provisions, “The” for “the” at the beginning of subpars. (A) to (C), “four limbs.” for “4 limbs;” in subpar. (A), a period for “; and” in subpar. (B), and “one side” for “1 side” in subpar. (C), and added subpar. (D).
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 109–233, § 501(a)(2)(C), struck out “, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense,” after “The Secretary” and substituted “may prescribe” for “shall prescribe” and “conditions under which coverage otherwise provided under this section is excluded” for “the conditions under which coverage against loss will not be provided”.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 109–233, § 501(a)(2)(D), added par. (4).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–233, § 501(a)(3), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: “A payment under this section may be made only if—
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109–233, § 501(a)(4), substituted “qualifying losses shall be made in accordance with a schedule prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation, specifying the amount of payment to be made for each type of qualifying loss, to be based on the severity of the qualifying loss. The minimum payment that may be prescribed for a qualifying loss is $25,000, and the maximum payment that may be prescribed for a qualifying loss is $100,000.” for “losses described in subsection (b)(1) shall be—
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–233, § 501(a)(5), substituted “Secretary concerned” for “Secretary of the concerned service” in par. (2) and “Secretary” for “Secretary of Veterans Affairs” wherever appearing in pars. (1) to (5), struck out “as the premium allocable to the pay period for providing traumatic injury protection under this section” before “(which shall be the same for all such members)” in par. (1), added pars. (6) to (8), and struck out former pars. (6) to (8), which read as follows:
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109–233, § 501(a)(6), amended subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (f) read as follows: “The Secretary of Defense shall certify whether any member claiming the benefit under this section is eligible.”
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 109–233, § 501(a)(7), designated first sentence as par. (1), substituted “may not be made under the insurance coverage under this section” for “will not be made” and “a period prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation, for such purpose that begins on the date” for “the period prescribed by the Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, which begins on the date”, designated second sentence as par. (2), and substituted “If a member eligible for a payment under this section” for “If the member”, “shall be” for “will be”, and “to the beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom the payment would be made if the payment were life insurance under section 1967
(a) of this title.” for “according to the member’s most current beneficiary designation under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance, or a by law designation, if applicable.”
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 109–233, § 501(a)(8), substituted “termination of the member’s duty status in the uniformed services that established eligibility for Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance” for “member’s separation from the uniformed service” in first sentence, added second sentence, and struck out former second sentence which read as follows: “Payment will not be made for any loss resulting from injury incurred after the date a member is separated from the uniformed services.”
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 109–233, § 501(a)(9), added subsec. (j).
Pub. L. 111–275, title IV, § 406(a)(2),Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2880, provided that: “The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 2011.”
Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title I, § 1032(d),May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 259, provided that:
“(1) In general.—The amendments made by this section [enacting this section and amending section 1965 of this title] shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [May 11, 2005].
“(2) Rulemaking.—Before the effective date described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments made by this section.”
Pub. L. 111–275, title IV, § 406(b),Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2880, provided that:
“(1) In general.—To the extent necessary, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe in regulations mechanisms for payments under section 1980A of title 38, United States Code, for qualifying losses incurred before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 13, 2010], by reason of paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of such section (as added by subsection (a)(1) of this section).
“(2) Qualifying loss defined.—In this subsection, the term ‘qualifying loss’ means—
“(A) a loss specified in the second sentence of subsection (b)(1) ofsection 1980A of title 38, United States Code; and
“(B) any other loss specified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the first sentence of that subsection.”
Pub. L. 109–233, title V, § 501(b),June 15, 2006, 120 Stat. 414, as amended by Pub. L. 111–275, title IV, § 408(a),Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2881, provided that:
“(1) Eligibility.—A member of the uniformed services who during the period beginning on October 7, 2001, and ending at the close of November 30, 2005, sustains a traumatic injury resulting in a qualifying loss is eligible for coverage for that loss under section 1980A of title 38, United States Code.
“(2) Certification of persons entitled to payment.—The Secretary concerned shall certify to the life insurance company issuing the policy of life insurance for Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance under chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code, the name and address of each person who the Secretary concerned determines to be entitled by reason of paragraph (1) to a payment under section 1980A of title 38, United States Code, plus such additional information as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may require.
“(3) Funding.—At the time a certification is made under paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned, from funds then available to that Secretary for the pay of members of the uniformed services under the jurisdiction of that Secretary, shall pay to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the amount of funds the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines to be necessary to pay all costs related to payments to be made under that certification. Amounts received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under this paragraph shall be deposited to the credit of the revolving fund in the Treasury of the United States established under section 1969
(d) of title 38, United States Code.
“(4) Qualifying loss.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘qualifying loss’ means—
“(A) a loss specified in the second sentence of subsection (b)(1) ofsection 1980A of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a); and
“(B) any other loss specified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the first sentence of that subsection.
“(5) Secretary concerned.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Secretary concerned’ has the meaning given that term in paragraph (25) of section 101 of title 38, United States Code.”
[Pub. L. 111–275, title IV, § 408(c),Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2881, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending section 501(b)(1) ofPub. L. 109–233, set out above] shall take effect on October 1, 2011.”]
Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title I, § 1032(c),May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 259, which provided for retroactive traumatic injury benefits, was repealed by Pub. L. 109–233, title V, § 501(c)(2),June 15, 2006, 120 Stat. 415.
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