,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dadf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bf1        
#bjag,mr4 ,pearce introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve service       
disabled veterans' insurance4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,disabled ,veterans ,life ,insurance
 ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,improvements to   
service disabled veterans' insurance    
7a7 ,time of application ,section #aibb 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7
 by striking within two years from and  
inserting within #aj years from2  7,b7  
by striking two-year period and         
inserting #aj-year period2  7,c7 by     
striking or within two years after and  
inserting or within #aj years after2    
7,d7 by striking filed within two years 
after and inserting filed within #aj    
years after2 and  7,e7 by inserting     

after the third sentence the following  
new sentence3 ,the ,secretary may waive1
 on a case-by-case basis1 any of the    
time limitations to apply for insurance 
under this section if the ,secretary    
determines that such waiver is necessary
 because the veteran 7or a guardian1 as 
the case may be7 was not properly       
informed of such insurance or because of
 any other hardships experienced by the 
veteran 7or guardian742 and  7#b7 in    
subsection 7b77#a7-- 7,a7 by striking   
two-year period and inserting #aj-year  
period2 and  7,b7 by striking two years 
and inserting #aj years4  7b7 ,premium  
rates ,subsection 7a7 of such section is
 further amended--  7#a7 by striking    
based on the ,commissioners #aida       
,standard ,ordinary ,table of ,mortality
 and inserting based on the industry    
standard mortality table selected by the
 ,secretary 7which shall be updated on a
 quinquennial basis72  7#b7 by striking 
based upon the ,commissioners #aida     
,standard ,ordinary ,table of ,mortality

 and inserting based upon such industry 
standard mortality table2 and  7#c7 by  
striking ,the ,annuity ,table for #aidi 
and inserting an industry standard      
annuity table selected by the ,secretary
 7which shall be updated on a           
quinquennial basis74  7c7 ,amount of    
payments ,such section is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a71 by adding at the end
 the following new sentence3            
,notwithstanding section #aijc1 the     
amount of insurance under this          
subsection may not exceed #ie1jjj 7as   
increased annually by the percentage    
determined under section #cefd7;a7 of   
this title742 and  7#b7 in subsection   
7b71 by striking #aj1jjj and inserting  
the amount specified in the last        
sentence of subsection 7a74  7d7        
,supplemental amount ,section           
#aibb;,a7a7 of such title is amended by 
striking #cj1jjj and inserting #aae1jjj4