38 U.S.C. § 1946
Section 1946 · Dividends to pay premiums
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Dewling v. United States (1952)
Most recently applied in Dewling v. United States (January 1952)
Until and unless the Secretary has received from the insured a request in writing for payment of dividends in cash or that the dividends be placed on deposit in accordance with the provisions of the insured's policy, any regular annual dividends shall be applied in payment of premiums becoming due on insurance after the date the dividend is payable on or after December 31, 1958.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 746 of this title as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Veterans’ Administration”.
1986—Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “the insured's” for “his”.