S.Amdt. 2450

SA 2450. Mr. JONES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. ___. STUDY ON TRAUMATIC INJURY PROTECTION UNDER
SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
conduct a study on best practices in the administration of
insurance relating to traumatic injuries under section 1980A
of title 38, United States Code.
(b) Elements.--If the Secretary conducts the study
authorized under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, in
carrying out the study--
(1) consider the feasibility of allowing members of the
Armed Forces to elect to pay more per month to receive more
long-term financial support for their families in the event
of a traumatic injury; and
(2) assess the feasibility and advisability of modifying
the existing insurance coverage under section 1980A of such
title to align more closely with the payout metrics offered
in the civilian world.
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