---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 U.S.C. § 1956"
title: "38"
title_heading: "Veterans’ Benefits"
number: "1956"
heading: "Military and naval insurance appropriation"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/38/1956"
units:
  - "Part II — General Benefits"
  - "Chapter 19 — Insurance"
  - "Subchapter II — United States Government Life Insurance"
---

# §1956. Military and naval insurance appropriation


All sums heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the military and naval [insurance](/usc/38/1901.md?p=1) appropriation and all premiums collected for yearly renewable term [insurance](/usc/38/1901.md?p=1) deposited and covered into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation shall be made available to the [Department](/usc/38/101.md?p=1). All premiums that may hereafter be collected for yearly renewable term [insurance](/usc/38/1901.md?p=1) shall be deposited and covered into the Treasury for the credit of this appropriation. Such sum is made available for the payment of the liabilities of the United States incurred under contracts of yearly renewable term [insurance](/usc/38/1901.md?p=1). Payments from this appropriation shall be made upon and in accordance with the awards by the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1).


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1162, § 756; renumbered § 1956 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 756 of this title as this section.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration”.