Exhibit (q)(1)

Description of American General Life Insurance Company's

Issuance, Transfer and Redemption Procedures for the Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies Pursuant to Rule 6e-3(T)(b)(12)(iii)

under the Investment Company Act of 1940

As of April 30, 2020

Set forth below is the information called for under Rule 6e-3(T)(b)(12)(iii) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"). That rule provides an exemption for separate accounts, their investment advisers, principal underwriters and sponsoring insurance companies from Sections 22(c), 22(d), 22(e), and 27(c)(1) of the 1940 Act, and Rule 22(c)-1 promulgated thereunder, for issuance, transfer and redemption procedures under flexible premium variable life insurance policies to the extent necessary to comply with Rule 6e-3(T), state administrative law or established administrative procedures of the life insurance company. In order to qualify for the exemption, procedures must be reasonable, fair and nondiscriminatory and they must be disclosed in the registration statement filed by the separate account.

Net premiums received by American General Life Insurance Company ("AGL") under its flexible premium variable universal life insurance policies (the "Policies") are invested in Separate Account VL-R (the "Account") of AGL. The Account is registered under the 1940 Act. Within the Account are investment divisions. New investment divisions may be added and investment divisions may be removed. Procedures apply equally to each investment division and for purposes of this description are defined in terms of the Account, except where a discussion of both the Account and its investment divisions is necessary. Each investment division invests in shares of a corresponding portfolio from among 160 funds (individually, a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds"), each a "series" type of mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act. All of the Funds in the Account are not available under all of the Policies. The investment experience of the investment divisions of the Account depends upon the market performance of the corresponding Fund portfolios. Although the Policies may also provide for fixed benefits supported by AGL's General Account, except as otherwise explicitly stated herein, this description assumes that net premiums are allocated exclusively to the Account and that all transactions involve only the investment divisions of the Account.

AGL believes its procedures meet the requirements of Rule 6e-3(T)(b)(12)(iii) and states the following:

1.Because of the insurance nature of the Policies and due to the requirements of state insurance laws, the procedures necessarily differ in significant respects from procedures for mutual funds and contractual plans for which the 1940 Act was designed.

2.In structuring its procedures to comply with Rule 6e-3(T) and state insurance laws, AGL has attempted to comply with the intent of the 1940 Act to the extent deemed feasible.

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3.In general, state insurance laws require that AGL's procedures be reasonable, fair and nondiscriminatory.

4.Because of the nature of the insurance product, it is often difficult to determine precisely when AGL's procedures deviate from those required under Sections 22(c), 22(d), 22(e) or 27(c)(1) of the 1940 Act or Rule 22c-1 thereunder. Accordingly, set out below is a summary of the principal Policy provisions and procedures which may be deemed to constitute, either directly or indirectly, such a deviation. The summary, while extensive, does not attempt to treat each and every procedure or variation which might occur and does include certain procedural steps which do not constitute deviations from the above-cited sections or rule.

I."PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE": PURCHASE AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS – SECTION 22(d) AND RULE 22c-1

This section outlines those principal Policy provisions and administrative procedures which might be deemed to constitute, either directly or indirectly, a "purchase" transaction. Because of the insurance nature of the Policies, the procedures involved necessarily differ in certain significant respects from the purchase procedures for mutual funds and contractual plans. The chief differences revolve around the structure of the cost of insurance charges and the insurance underwriting (i.e., evaluation of risk) process. There are also certain Policy provisions--such as reinstatement and loan repayment -- which do not result in the issuance of a Policy but which require certain payments by the Policy owner and involve a transfer of assets supporting the Policy reserve into the Account.

a.INSURANCE CHARGES AND UNDERWRITING STANDARDS

Cost of insurance charges for AGL's Policies will not be the same for all Policy owners. The chief reason is that the principle of pooling and distribution of mortality risks is based upon the assumption that each Policy owner pays a cost of insurance charge commensurate with the insured's mortality risk which is actuarially determined based upon factors such as age, sex and risk class of the insured and the face amount size band of the Policy. In the context of life insurance, a uniform mortality charge (the "cost of insurance charge") for all insureds would discriminate unfairly in favor of those insureds representing greater mortality risks to the disadvantage of those representing lesser risks. Accordingly, although there will be a uniform "public offering price" for all Policy owners, because premiums are flexible and amounts allocated to the Account will be subject to the same charges as described above), there will be a different "price" for each actuarial category of Policy owners because different cost of insurance rates will apply. The "price" will also vary based on net amount at risk. The Policies will be offered and sold pursuant to this cost of insurance schedule and AGL's underwriting standards and in accordance with state insurance laws. Such laws prohibit unfair discrimination among insureds, but recognize that premiums must be based upon factors such as age, sex, health and occupation. A table showing the maximum cost of insurance charges will be delivered as part of the Policy.

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b.APPLICATION AND INITIAL PREMIUM PROCESSING

Upon receipt of a completed application from a prospective Policy owner, AGL will

follow certain insurance underwriting (i.e., evaluation of risks) procedures designed to determine whether the proposed insured is insurable. This process may involve such verification procedures as medical examinations and may require that further information be provided by the proposed Policy owner before a determination can be made. A Policy cannot be issued, i.e., physically issued through AGL's computerized issue system, until this underwriting procedure has been completed.

The date as of which the insurance coverage of the proposed insured is determined is referred to as the "effective date". The effective date is the earlier of the date a Policy is actually issued ("issue date") and the day AGL receives the full initial premium. At times AGL may receive the initial premium with the application in which case the effective date and the issue date will be the same. The effective date represents the first day of the Policy year and therefore determines the Policy anniversary. It marks the commencement of the variability of benefits, except as noted below. The initial net premium is allocated to the Account as of the later of the effective date and the date AGL receives the premium payment. There may be times when AGL has received the full initial premium and the effective date has been set, but one or more documents is outstanding, and must be received before the issue date is established. The initial net premium is allocated to the Money Market division until the first business day 15 days after the issue date, regardless of the Policy owner's premium allocation instructions. The issue date represents the commencement of the suicide and contestability periods for purposes of the Policies. The issue date is the date when cost of insurance charges and other charges start being deducted.

AGL will require that the Policy be delivered within a specific delivery period to protect itself against anti-selection by the prospective Policy owner resulting from a determination of the health of the proposed insured. Generally, the period will not exceed the shorter of 30 days from the date the Policy is issued and 75 days from the date of Part 2 of the Application. Cost of insurance charges and other expenses are charged from the effective date, although they are not actually deducted until the issue date.

c.ANNIVERSARY AND PREMIUM PROCESSING

At each monthly anniversary, AGL will credit the unloaned portion of the declared fixed interest account with any interest accrued on loan amounts during the previous Policy month. Charges against the cash value for administrative expenses, additional benefits and cost of insurance charges will also be made. These deductions cover the cost of the Policy for the next month.

Net premiums are credited to the cash value as of the date the premium payments are received by AGL. The initial net premium is allocated to the Money Market division until 15 days after the issue date, regardless of the Policy owner's premium allocation instructions. Net premiums are equal to the gross premiums minus deductions for applicable state and local taxes and sales expenses.

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Premium payments may be made at any time and for any amount, within certain limits. Premium payments must generally be at least $50 (some states may have lower limits) and may not be more than those allowed under the Internal Revenue Code for the Policy to continue to qualify as life insurance. AGL makes deductions from each premium for sales expenses (a percent of each premium paid during any Policy year until total premiums for that Policy year equal the target premium for the particular Policy) and for any applicable premium tax, the amount of which varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

AGL will apply as much of each premium it receives as possible to the Policy without allowing a violation of the "seven-pay test." AGL will refund the remainder of the premium to the Policy owner within 15 days, unless the owner contacts the Administrative Center during that time period to notify AGL that it is the owner's intent to have the Policy classified as a modified endowment contract. AGL will then apply the remainder of the premium to the Policy effective on the date that the Administrative Center receives such notification.

d.REINSTATEMENT

If the Policy has lapsed, it may be reinstated while the insured person is alive if the Policy owner 1) requests reinstatement within 5 years from the end of the grace period, 2) provides satisfactory evidence of insurability and 3) makes a premium payment sufficient to satisfy any overdue monthly cost of insurance charges and also sufficient to keep the Policy in force for at least 2 months after reinstatement. The effective date of the reinstated Policy will be the beginning of the Policy month which coincides with or next follows the date AGL approves the reinstatement application. Upon reinstatement, the maximum surrender charge for the Policy will be reduced by the amount of all surrender charges previously imposed on the Policy, and for purposes of determining any future surrender charges on the Policy, the Policy will be deemed to have been in effect since the original effective date. The Policy owner has the option to reinstate or pay any Policy indebtedness.

e.REPAYMENT OF LOAN

A loan made under the Policy may be repaid with an amount equal to the original loan plus loan interest.

f.CORRECTION OF MISSTATEMENT OF AGE OR SEX

If AGL discovers that the age or sex of the insured has been misstated, the death benefit and any rider benefits will be those which would be purchased by the most recent deduction for the cost of insurance and the cost of rider benefits at the correct age and sex.

g.CONTESTABILITY

The Policy is contestable for two years, measured from the issue date, during the lifetime of the insured for material misstatements made in the initial application for the Policy. Policy changes (including Policy increases) may be contested for two years after the effective date of the change, and a reinstatement for two years after the effective date of the reinstatement. No

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statement will be used to contest a Policy unless it is contained in an application. AGL may not be restricted by the foregoing time limitations in the event of fraud.

h.REDUCTION IN COST OF INSURANCE RATE CLASSIFICATION

By administrative practice, AGL will reduce the cost of insurance rate classification for an outstanding Policy if new evidence of insurability demonstrates that the Policy owner qualifies for a lower classification. After the reduced rating is determined, the Policy owner will pay a lower monthly cost of insurance charge.

II. "REDEMPTION PROCEDURES": SURRENDER AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

This section will outline those procedures which differ in certain significant respects from redemption procedures for mutual funds and contractual plans. AGL's Policies provide for the payment of monies to a Policy owner or beneficiary upon presentation of a Policy. Generally, except for the payment of death benefits, the imposition of cost of insurance, administrative and transaction charges and the effects of the surrender charge, the payee will receive a pro rata or proportionate share of the Account's assets within the meaning of the 1940 Act in any transaction involving "redemption procedures." The amount received by the payee will depend upon the particular benefit for which the Policy is presented, including, for example, the cash surrender value or death benefit. There are also certain Policy provisions -- such as partial withdrawals and the loan privilege -- under which the Policy will not be presented to AGL but which will affect the Policy owner's benefits and may involve a transfer of the assets supporting the Policy reserve out of the Account. Any combined transactions on the same day which counteract the effect of each other will be allowed. AGL will assume the Policy owner is aware of the conflicting nature of these transactions and desires their combined result. In addition, if a transaction is requested which AGL will not allow (for example, a request for a decrease in face amount which lowers the face amount below AGL's minimum) AGL will reject the whole request and not just the portion which causes the disallowance. Policy owners will be informed of the rejection and will have an opportunity to give new instructions. Finally, state insurance laws may require that certain requirements be met before AGL is permitted to make payments to the payee.

A portion of Policy owner requests for full surrender of Policy cash values are currently processed by staff at AIG Shared Services ("AIGSS") offices. AIGSS is an affiliate of AGL and is located in Manila, Philippines. The transactions processed by AIGSS staff are held to the same approval levels, internal controls and quality levels as domestic processing and are completed following procedures that are identical to those completed at our domestic AGL Administrative Center. Oversight for the transactions processed at AIGSS remains the responsibility of AGL management.

a.SURRENDER FOR CASH VALUES

AGL will generally pay the net cash surrender value within seven days after receipt, at its Administrative Center, of the Policy and a signed request for surrender in Good Order. Computations with respect to the investment experience of each investment division will be

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made at the close of trading on the composite tape for each Business Day that the New York Stock Exchange is open ("Business Day"). This will enable AGL to pay a net cash value on surrender as of the date a request for surrender and the Policy are received based on the next computed value after a request is received. The surrender is effective on the Business Day AGL receives the request at its Administrative Center and insurance coverage ends on that Business Day.

The Policy's value (which is equal to the cash surrender value plus any applicable surrender charge) may increase or decrease from day to day depending on the investment experience of the Account. Calculation of the cash value for any given day will reflect the actual premiums paid, expenses charged and deductions taken.

If a Policy is totally surrendered AGL will pay the Policy owner an amount equal to the net cash surrender value of the Policy. The net cash surrender value of a Policy is equal to the cash surrender value of the Policy less the amount of any outstanding Policy loan and accrued interest. The cash surrender value of a Policy will equal the amount of the cash value less the surrender charge. AGL will make the payment of net cash surrender value out of its General Account and, at the same time, transfer assets from the Account to the General Account in an amount equal to the Policy reserves in the Account for the surrendered Policy, or the portion of the face amount that was reduced.

In lieu of payment of the net cash surrender value in a single sum upon surrender of a Policy, an election may be made to apply all or a portion of the proceeds under one of the fixed benefit payment options described in the Policies. The election may be made by the Policy owner during the insured person's lifetime, or, if no election is in effect at the insured person's death, by the beneficiary. An option in effect at death may not be changed to another form of benefit after death. The settlement options are subject to the restrictions and limitations set forth in the Policies.

The Policy contains a partial withdrawal feature after the first Policy year, subject to a minimum withdrawal amount and other conditions. Any request for a partial withdrawal must be in writing to AGL's Administrative Center or by telephone on a recorded line, and will take effect as of the day it is received. A partial withdrawal will reduce the death benefit, cash value and cash surrender value associated with the Policy by the amount of the withdrawal plus a charge for administrative expenses associated with it. After such a withdrawal, the Policy must meet minimum face amount requirements and must continue to qualify as life insurance under applicable tax law.

b.DEATH CLAIMS

AGL will pay a death benefit to the beneficiary generally within seven days after receipt, at its Administrative Center, of the Policy, due proof of death of the insured, and all other requirements necessary to make payment.1

1State insurance laws impose various requirements, such as receipt of a tax waiver, before payment of the death benefit may be made. In addition, payment of the death benefit is subject to the provisions of the Policies regarding suicide and incontestability.

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The death benefit payable will depend on the option in effect at the time of death. Under Option 1, the death benefit is the greater of the face amount of insurance and a percentage multiple of the accumulation value. Under Option 2, the death benefit is the greater of the face amount of insurance plus the accumulation value and a percentage multiple of the accumulation value. Under Option 3, the death benefit is the greater of (1) the sum of the death benefit under Option 1 plus the cumulative amount of premiums paid for the Policy and any riders, and (2) and a percentage multiple of the accumulation value. The percentage referred to is the applicable percentage from a table published for the insured person's age (as of his or her nearest birthday) at the beginning of the Policy year of determination.

The proceeds payable to the beneficiary will be adjusted to reflect any outstanding indebtedness and any overdue monthly charges if death occurs during the grace period described below under "Default and Options on Lapse." The proceeds payable on death also reflect interest from the date of death to the date of payment.

AGL will make payment of the death benefit out of its General Account, and will transfer assets from the Account to the General Account in an amount equal to the reserve for that Policy in the Account. The excess, if any, of the death benefit over the amount transferred will be paid out of the General Account reserve maintained for that purpose.

In lieu of payment of the death benefit in a single sum, a settlement option may be selected as described immediately above with respect to cash surrender values.

c.DEFAULT AND OPTIONS ON LAPSE

The duration of insurance coverage depends upon either: (1) the net cash surrender value of a Policy being sufficient to cover the monthly charges, or (2) any applicable no lapse guarantee provision, provided its terms are satisfied. If the net cash surrender value at the beginning of a month is less than the charges for that month and/or the Policy's no lapse guarantee provision has not been met (if the policy has such a provision), a grace period of 6l days will begin. Written notice will be sent to the Policy owner and any assignee on AGL's records stating that such a grace period has begun and giving the approximate amount of premium payments necessary to keep the Policy in force for a reasonable period of time. If this amount is not received during the grace period, any amount of cash value will be withdrawn and applied to applicable charges and the Policy will end without value. If the insured should die during the grace period, an amount sufficient to cover the overdue monthly charges and other charges will be deducted from the death benefit.

d.POLICY LOAN

AGL's Policies provide that a Policy owner may take a loan of up to 100% of the cash surrender value less AGL's estimate of three month's charges and less the interest payable on the Policy loan that is payable through the next Policy anniversary, upon assignment to AGL of the Policy as sole security. The cash surrender value, for this purpose will be computed on the Business Day after receipt, at AGL's Administrative Center, of a signed loan request in Good

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Order. Payment of the loan out of AGL's General Account will be made to the Policy owner within seven days after such receipt.

Interest on a loan accrues daily at an effective annual interest rate, which is adjusted annually. A rate will be determined as of the beginning of each Policy year and will apply to a new or outstanding loan during that Policy year. The maximum annual loan interest rate for a Policy year will generally be no greater than 4.75%.

Loan interest is due on each Policy anniversary. If not paid when due, it is added to the existing indebtedness and bears interest at the loan rate. Failure to repay a loan will not necessarily terminate the Policy. If the net cash surrender value of the Policy is not sufficient to cover the monthly charges for the cost of insurance and administrative expenses, the Policy will go into a 61-day grace period, as described above (subject to any applicable no lapse guarantee provision).

e.TRANSFERS AMONG DIVISIONS

Amounts may be transferred, upon request, on any Business Day from any investment division of the Account to one or more other divisions of the Account. The minimum amount allowed for a transfer is the lesser of the minimum amount shown in a Policy (usually $500) and the total value in the investment division. Subject to current market timing restrictions, the first 12 transfers in any one Policy year are free of charge. AGL will charge $25 for each transfer in excess of 12 per year.

Transfer charges, if any, will be subtracted equally among the divisions from which transfers are made.

Transfers from an investment division of the Account will take effect as of the receipt of a request at AGL's Administrative Center.

f.MARKET TIMING PROCEDURES AND FUND-INITIATED RESTRICTIONS

Market timing. The Policy is not designed for professional market timing organizations or other entities or individuals using programmed and frequent transfers involving large amounts. Market timing carries risk with it, including:

•dilution in the value of Fund shares underlying investment options of other Policy owners;

•interference with the efficient management of the Fund's portfolio; and

•increased administrative costs.

We have policies and procedures that require us to monitor the Policies to determine if a Policy owner requests:

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•an exchange out of a variable investment option, other than the money market investment option, within two calendar weeks of an earlier exchange into that same variable investment option;

•an exchange into a variable investment option, other than the money market investment option, within two calendar weeks of an earlier exchange out of that same variable investment option; or

•exchanges into or out of the same variable investment option, other than the money market investment option, more than twice in any one calendar quarter.

If any of the above transactions occurs, we will suspend such Policy owner's same day or overnight delivery transfer privileges (including website, e mail and facsimile communications) with prior notice to prevent market timing efforts that could be harmful to other Policy owners or beneficiaries. Such notice of suspension will take the form of either a letter mailed to your last known address, or a telephone call from our Administrative Center to inform you that effective immediately, your same day or overnight delivery transfer privileges have been suspended. A Policy owner's first violation of this policy will result in the suspension of Policy transfer privileges for ninety days. A Policy owner's subsequent violations of this policy will result in the suspension of Policy transfer privileges for six months. Transfers under dollar cost averaging, automatic rebalancing or any other automatic transfer arrangements to which we have agreed are not affected by these procedures.

The procedures above will be followed in all circumstances and we will treat all Policy owners the same.

Restrictions initiated by the Funds. The Funds have policies and procedures restricting transfers into the Fund. For this reason or for any other reason the Fund deems necessary, a Fund may instruct us to reject a Policy owner's transfer request. Additionally, a Fund may instruct us to restrict all purchases or transfers by a particular Policy owner, whether into or out of the Fund. We will follow the Fund's instructions.

g.RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURES

The Policy provides that the Policy owner may cancel it by returning the Policy along with a written request for cancellation to AGL's Administrative Center generally by 10 days after the Policy owner receives the Policy. The Policy owner will receive a refund equal to the premium payments made under the Policy, or the premium plus (or minus) investment earnings.

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