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[CITE: 38USC1974]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
                        PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
 
                          CHAPTER 19--INSURANCE
 
          SUBCHAPTER III--SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE
 
Sec. 1974. Advisory Council on Servicemembers' Group Life 
        Insurance
        
    (a) There is an Advisory Council on Servicemembers' Group Life 
Insurance. The council consists of--
        (1) the Secretary of the Treasury, who is the chairman of the 
    council;
        (2) the Secretary of Defense;
        (3) the Secretary of Commerce;
        (4) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
        (5) the Secretary of Transportation; and
        (6) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Members of the council shall serve without additional compensation.
    (b) The council shall meet at least once a year, or more often at 
the call of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The council shall review 
the operations of the Department under this subchapter and shall advise 
the Secretary on matters of policy relating to the Secretary's 
activities under this subchapter.

(Added Pub. L. 89-214, Sec. 1(a), Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 885, 
Sec. 774; amended Pub. L. 91-291, Sec. 6, June 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 331; 
Pub. L. 93-289, Sec. 10(3), May 24, 1974, 88 Stat. 172; Pub. L. 97-295, 
Sec. 4(95)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1313; Pub. L. 99-576, title VII, 
Sec. 701(41), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3294; Pub. L. 102-54, 
Sec. 14(b)(18), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 284; renumbered Sec. 1974, Pub. 
L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 104-275, 
title IV, Sec. 405(b)(1)(G), (2)(B), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3339.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-275, Sec. 405(b)(2)(B), substituted 
``Servicemembers' Group'' for ``Servicemen's Group'' in section 
catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-275, Sec. 405(b)(1)(G), substituted 
``Servicemembers' Group'' for ``Servicemen's Group'' in introductory 
provisions.
    1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 774 of this title as this 
section.
    Pub. L. 102-54 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section read as follows: ``There is hereby established an Advisory 
Council on Servicemen's Group Life Insurance consisting of the Secretary 
of the Treasury as Chairman, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
Commerce, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of 
Transportation, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
each of whom shall serve without additional compensation. The Council 
shall meet once a year, or oftener at the call of the Administrator, and 
shall review the operations under this subchapter and advise the 
Administrator on matters of policy relating to the Administrator 
activities thereunder.''
    1986--Pub. L. 99-576 substituted ``the Administrator'' for ``his'' 
before ``activities''.
    1982--Pub. L. 97-295 substituted ``Health and Human Services'' for 
``Health, Education, and Welfare''.
    1974--Pub. L. 93-289 substituted ``Office of Management and Budget'' 
for ``Bureau of the Budget''.
    1970--Pub. L. 91-291 added the Secretary of Transportation to the 
membership of the Advisory Council on Servicemen's Group Life Insurance.


                    Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 91-291 effective June 25, 1970, see section 
14(a) of Pub. L. 91-291, set out as a note under section 1317 of this 
title.


                    Termination of Advisory Councils

    Advisory councils in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not 
later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, 
unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an 
officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by 
appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in 
the case of a council established by the Congress, its duration is 
otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, 
Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees.
