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38 U.S.C. § 717 — Limitation on administrative leave
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**(a) In General.—** Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary may not place any covered individual on administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status without charge to leave, for more than a total of 14 days during any 365-day period.
**(b) Waiver.—** The Secretary may waive the limitation under subsection (a) and extend the administrative leave or other paid non-duty status without charge to leave of a covered individual placed on such leave or status under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a detailed explanation of the reasons the individual was placed on administrative leave or other paid non-duty status without charge to leave and the reasons for the extension of such leave or status. Such explanation shall include the job title and grade of the covered individual and the location where the individual is employed.
**(c) Covered Individual.—** In this section, the term “covered individual” means an employee of the Department—
(1) who is subject to an investigation for purposes of determining whether such individual should be subject to any disciplinary action under this title or title 5; or
(2) against whom any disciplinary action is proposed or initiated under this title or title 5.
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**(a) In General.—** Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary may not place any covered individual on administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status without charge to leave, for more than a total of 14 days during any 365-day period.
**(b) Waiver.—** The Secretary may waive the limitation under subsection (a) and extend the administrative leave or other paid non-duty status without charge to leave of a covered individual placed on such leave or status under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a detailed explanation of the reasons the individual was placed on administrative leave or other paid non-duty status without charge to leave and the reasons for the extension of such leave or status. Such explanation shall include the job title and grade of the covered individual and the location where the individual is employed.
**(c) Covered Individual.—** In this section, the term “covered individual” means an employee of the Department—
(1) who is subject to an investigation for purposes of determining whether such individual should be subject to any disciplinary action under this title or title 5; or
(2) against whom any disciplinary action is proposed or initiated under this title or title 5.
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**(a)**
(1) A person who enrolls in insurance maturing on or after August 1, 1946, may designate a beneficiary of the insurance policy. The insured shall, subject to regulations, at all times have the right to change the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such insurance without the consent of such beneficiary or beneficiaries.
(2) If a person enrolled in insurance maturing on or after August 1, 1946, does not designate a beneficiary under paragraph (1) before the veteran dies, or if a designated beneficiary predeceases the veteran, the Secretary shall determine the beneficiary in the following order:
(A) The surviving spouse of the insured person.
(B) The children of the insured person and descendants of deceased children by representation.
(C) The parents of the insured person or the survivors of the parents.
(D) The duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of the insured person.
(E) Other next of kin of the insured person entitled under the laws of domicile of the insured person at the time of the death of the insured person.
**(b)** Insurance maturing on or after August 1, 1946, shall be payable in accordance with the following optional modes of settlement:
(1) In one sum.
(2) In equal monthly installments of from thirty-six to two hundred and forty in number, in multiples of twelve.
(3) In equal monthly installments for one hundred and twenty months certain with such payments continuing during the remaining lifetime of the first beneficiary.
(4) As a refund life income in monthly installments payable for such period certain as may be required in order that the sum of the installments certain, including a last installment of such reduced amount as may be necessary, shall equal the face value of the contract, less any indebtedness, wit
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**(a)** Any person who is released from active military, naval, air, or space service, under other than dishonorable conditions on or after April 25, 1951, and is found by the Secretary to be suffering from a disability or disabilities for which compensation would be payable if 10 per centum or more in degree and except for which such person would be insurable according to the standards of good health established by the Secretary, shall, upon application in writing made within two years from the date service-connection of such disability is determined by the Secretary and payment of premiums as provided in this subchapter, be granted insurance by the United States against the death of such person occurring while such insurance is in force. If such a person is shown by evidence satisfactory to the Secretary to have been mentally incompetent during any part of the two-year period, application for insurance under this section may be filed within two years after a guardian is appointed or within two years after the removal of such disability as determined by the Secretary, whichever is the earlier date. If the guardian was appointed or the removal of the disability occurred before January 1, 1959, application for insurance under this section may be made within two years after that date. Insurance granted under this section shall be issued upon the same terms and conditions as are contained in the standard policies of National Service Life Insurance except (1) the premium rates for such insurance shall be based on the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality and interest at the rate of 2¼ per centum per annum; (2) all cash, loan, paid-up, and extended values shall be based upon the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality and interest at the rat
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 719
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applica-
ble provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57
of title 5, to any employee of the Department of
Veterans Affairs performing official duty de-
scribed under subsection (a).
(Added Pub. L. 114–223, div. A, title II, § 247(b)(1),
Sept. 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 890.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Prior sections 715 and 716 were renumbered sections
1915 and 1916 of this title, respectively.
§ 717. Limitation on administrative leave
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), the Secretary may not place any
covered individual on administrative leave, or
any other type of paid non-duty status without
charge to leave, for more than a total of 14 days
during any 365-day period.
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the
limitation under subsection (a) and extend the
administrative leave or other paid non-duty sta-
tus without charge to leave of a covered indi-
vidual placed on such leave or status under sub-
section (a) if the Secretary submits to the Com-
mittees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and
House of Representatives a detailed explanation
of the reasons the individual was placed on ad-
ministrative leave or other paid non-duty status
without charge to leave and the reasons for the
extension of such leave or status. Such expla-
nation shall include the job title and grade of
the covered individual and the location where
the individual is employed.
(c) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—In this section, the
term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an employee
of the Department—
(1) who is subject to an investigation for pur-
poses of determining whether such individual
should be subject to any disciplinary action
under this title or title 5; or
(2) against whom any
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