37 U.S.C. § 437 : US Code - Section 437: Allowance to cover portion of monthly premium for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: members serving in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom

Search 37 U.S.C. § 437 : US Code - Section 437: Allowance to cover portion of monthly premium for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: members serving in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom

(a) Required Reimbursement for Premium Deduction. - (1) In the
case of a member of the armed forces who has insurance coverage for
the member under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program
under subchapter III of chapter 19 of title 38 and who serves in
the theater of operations for Operation Enduring Freedom or
Operation Iraqi Freedom at any time during a month, the Secretary
concerned shall pay the member an allowance under this section for
that month in an amount equal to the amount of the deduction made
under subsection (a)(1) of section 1969 of such title for the first
$150,000 of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage held by
the member under section 1967 of such title.
(2) If a member described in paragraph (1) elected to be insured
in an amount less than the coverage amount specified in paragraph
(1) or in effect pursuant to subsection (b), the amount of the
allowance under this section for a month shall be equal to the
amount of the deduction made for that month under subsection (a)(1)
of section 1969 of title 38 from the basic pay of the member for
the amount of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage
actually held by the member under section 1967 of such title.
(b) Authority to Increase Maximum Reimbursement Amount. - For
purposes of subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense is authorized
to increase the coverage amount specified in paragraph (1) of such
subsection to permit the reimbursement of all or an additional
amount of the deduction made under section 1969(a)(1) of title 38
for levels of coverage in excess of $150,000 for members under the
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program.
(c) Notice of Availability of Allowance. - To the maximum extent
practicable, in advance of the deployment of a member to a theater
of operations referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary
concerned shall give the member information regarding the
following:
(1) The availability of the allowance under this section for
members insured under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
program.
(2) The ability of members who elected not to be insured under
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, or elected less than the
coverage amount specified in subsection (a)(1) or in effect
pursuant to subsection (b), to obtain insurance, or to obtain
additional coverage, as the case may be, under the authority
provided in section 1967(c) of title 38.