38 U.S.C. § 1901

Definitions

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For the purposes of this subchapter—(1) The term “insurance” means National Service Life Insurance.(2) The terms “widow” or “widower” mean a person who was the lawful spouse of the insured at the maturity of the insurance.(3) The term “child” means a legitimate child, an adopted child, and, if designated as beneficiary by the insured, a stepchild or an illegitimate child.(4) The terms “parent”, “father”, and “mother” mean a father, mother, father through adoption, mother through adoption, persons who have stood in loco parentis to a member of the military or naval forces at any time before entry into active service for a period of not less than one year, and a stepparent, if designated as beneficiary by the insured.(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1148, § 701; renumbered § 1901, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)Editorial NotesPrior Provisions

Prior section 1901 was renumbered section 3901 of this title.

Another prior section 1901, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1215, as amended by Pub. L. 90–77, title II, § 204(a), Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 184, related to veterans eligible for assistance, prior to the general revision of chapter 39 of this title by Pub. L. 91–666. See sections 3901 and 3902 of this title.

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 701 of this title as this section.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2024 · leading case: Mylonakis v. The M/T Georgios M., 909 F. Supp. 2d 691 (S.D. Tex. 2012).

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Mylonakis v. The M/T Georgios M., 909 F. Supp. 2d 691 (S.D. Tex. 2012). “This contention is not persuasive because plaintiffs claims arise from events that occurred in the Southern District of Texas, and because two of plaintiffs claims arise under federal statutes, the APPS, 38 U.S.C. §§ 1901 et seq., and the Penalty Wage Statute, 46 U.”

In re Marriage of Tronsrue, 2024 IL App (3d) 220125 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “655, 660-61 (1950) (the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940 (currently codified at 38 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq. (2018)) precluded state law requiring division under community property laws); Hisquierdo v.”

Parker v. Off. of Servicemembers' Grp. Life Ins., 91 F. Supp. 2d 820 (E.D. Pa. 2000). “The National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940 (“NSLIA”), 38 U.S.C. §§ 1901 , et seq., the predecessor to the SGLIA, was implemented just prior to the United States’ engagement in World War II.”

DACHTLER v. Anderson, 772 F. Supp. 2d 1301 (D. Nev. 2011). “Facts and Procedural Histoiy This action involves a dispute over life insurance benefits paid by Prudential under a Servieemembers’ Group Life Insurance (“SGLI”) policy, provided through the Servieemembers’ Group Life Insurance Act (“SGLIA”), 38 U.S.C. §§ 1901 , et seq. The…”

Gardner v. State, 43 Misc. 3d 211 (2013). “Moreover, in other contexts where Congress intended to provide life insurance, it explicitly used that term (see 5 USC § 8709 ; 38 USC § 1901 ; 50 USC Appendix § 541). Since the legislature in CPLR 4545 (c) limited the exclusion only to “life insurance,” those payments or…”

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