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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has amended its regulations governing Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) to prohibit payment of insurance proceeds payable because of the death of a person whose life was insured under SGLI or VGLI (decedent) or payment of a SGLI Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI) benefit to a person (slayer) who is convicted of intentionally and wrongfully killing the decedent or determined in a civil proceeding to have intentionally and wrongfully killed the decedent and to any family member of the slayer. These provisions apply also to any person who assisted the slayer in causing the death of the decedent. Additionally, this amendment included an interim final rule that removed the term "domestic partner" from the definition of "member of the family" that was part of the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on October 3, 2012, because there was no legal authority nor procedural directives established by VA that recognize domestic partners for VA Insurance benefit purposes. This document will respond to public comments received on the interim final rule.