38 U.S.C. § 1908

Premium payments

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The Secretary shall, by regulations, prescribe the time and method of payment of the premiums on insurance, but payments of premiums in advance shall not be required for periods of more than one month each, and may at the election of the insured be deducted from the insured’s active-service pay or be otherwise made. An amount equal to the first premium due under a National Service Life Insurance policy may be advanced from current appropriations for active-service pay to any person in the active service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard, which amount shall constitute a lien upon any service or other pay accruing to the person for whom such advance was made and shall be collected therefrom if not otherwise paid. No disbursing or certifying officer shall be responsible for any loss incurred by reason of such advance. Any amount so advanced in excess of available service or other pay shall constitute a lien on the policy within the provisions of section 5301(b) of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2013 · leading case: United States v. Prastana Taohim, 817 F.3d 1215 (11th Cir. 2013).

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United States v. Prastana Taohim, 817 F.3d 1215 (11th Cir. 2013). “On June 25, 2012, the government filed a motion asking the court to order that seven crewmembers who provided information leading to the successful prosecution of Target Ship Management be awarded $250,000 to be divided among them as whistleblower payments under 38 U.S.C. § 1908…”

United States v. Ionia Mgmt. S.A., 498 F. Supp. 2d 477 (D. Conn. 2007). “As summarized above, Count Two charges knowingly failing and causing the failure to maintain an oil record book for the M/T Kriton on March 20, 2007 in violation of the APPS, 38 U.S.C. § 1908 (a), and 33 C.F.R. § 151.”

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