An Act to provide for the refund, under certain conditions, of money paid as premiums on United States Government life insurance or national service life insurance which is canceled for fraud
PL 83-308 (H.R.5773), enacted 03/16/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 308-MAR. 16, 1954 
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S T A T . 
March 16,1954 
[H. R. 5773] 
Public Law 308 
CHAPTER 97 
AN ACT 
To provide for the refund, under certain conditions, of money paid as premiums 
on United States Government life insurance or national service life insurance 
which is canceled for fraud. 
VA insurance re-
funds. 
60 Stat. 787. 
46 Stat. 1001. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asseimbled^ That section 602 (w) 
of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended (38 
U. S. C. 802 (w)), is hereby amended by changing the period at the 
end thereof to a colon and adding the following: '''•Provided, That in 
an^ case in which a contract or policy of insurance is canceled or 
voided, after the date of enactment of this proviso, because of fraud, 
the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized and directed to 
refund to the insured, if living, or, if deceased, to the person designated 
as beneficiary (or if none survives, to the estate or the insured) all 
money, wdthout interest, paid as premiums on such contract or policy 
for any period subsequent to two years after the date such fraud 
induced the Veterans' Administration to issue, reinstate, or convert 
such insurance liess any dividends, loan, or other payment made to 
the insured under such contract or policy." 
SEC. 2. Section 307 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as 
amended (38 U. S. C. 518), is hereby amended by changing the period 
at the end thereof to a colon and adding the following: '"''And provided 
further, That in any case in which a contract or policy of insurance is 
canceled or voided, after the date of enactment of this proviso, because 
of fraud, t^ e Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized and 
directed to refund to the insured, if living. or, if deceased, to the 
person designated as beneficiary (or if none survives, to the estate of 
the insured) all money, without interest, paid as premiums on such 
contract or policy for any period subsequent to two years after the 
date such fraud mduced the Veterans' Administration to issue, rein-
state, or convert such insurance less any dividends, loan, or other 
payment made to the insured under such contract or policy." 
Approved March 16, 1954. 
March 16,1954 
[H. J. Res. 3553 
Public Law 309 
CHAPTER 98 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Amending title V of the Agricultural Act of 1949. 
Mexican agricul-
tural workers. 
65 Stat. 119. 
7 u s e 1461. 
Resolved l)y the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That section 501 of the 
Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is further amended by striking 
out the parenthetical clause "(pursuant to arrangements between the 
United States and the Republic of Mexico)" and inserting in lieu 
thereof " (pursuant to arrangements between the United States and the 
Republic of Mexico or after every practicable effort has been made 
by the United States to negotiate and reach agreement on such 
arrangements)". 
Approved March 16, 1954.