2013 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans’ Benefits
Part II - GENERAL BENEFITS (§§ 1101 - 2414)
Chapter 19 - INSURANCE (§§ 1901 - 1988)
Subchapter III - SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (§§ 1965 - 1980A)
Section 1979 - Incontestability
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS CHAPTER 19 - INSURANCE SUBCHAPTER III - SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE Sec. 1979 - Incontestability |
| Contains | section 1979 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 93-289, §9(a), May 24, 1974, 88 Stat. 172, §779; renumbered §1979 and amended Pub. L. 102-83, §5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406. |
| Statutes at Large References | 88 Stat. 172 105 Stat. 406 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 93-289, Public Law 102-83 |
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Subject to the provision of section 1973 of this title, insurance coverage granted under this subchapter shall be incontestable from the date of issue, reinstatement, or conversion except for fraud or nonpayment of premium.
(Added Pub. L. 93–289, §9(a), May 24, 1974, 88 Stat. 172, §779; renumbered §1979 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)
AMENDMENTS1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 779 of this title as this section and substituted "1973" for "773".
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective first day of third calendar month following May 1974, see section 12(4) of Pub. L. 93–289, set out as an Effective Date of 1974 Amendment note under section 1968 of this title.
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