A bill to provide an additional amount of Servicemen's Group life Insurance for death by hostile fire, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a death gratuity to certain survivors of members of the uniformed services who die in the Persian Gulf combat zone, and for other purposes.

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Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions relating to the provision of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance (SGLI) for veterans to provide that any such SGLI policy shall automatically insure a member against death by hostile fire or the explosion of hostile mines. Applies such automatic inclusion to members on active duty at their time of death unless the member elects in writing not to be so insured. Establishes as the amount of such additional insurance the amount for which the veteran is already insured under SGLI. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each eligible individual is notified and afforded the opportunity to increase his or her coverage.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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