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Senate Bill 3084
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act of 2021
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S. 3084 (Introduced-in-Senate)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3084


To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the termination of telephone, multichannel video programming, and internet access service contracts by servicemembers after the receipt of stop movement orders due to an emergency situation, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 27, 2021

Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the termination of telephone, multichannel video programming, and internet access service contracts by servicemembers after the receipt of stop movement orders due to an emergency situation, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act of 2021”.

SEC. 2. Termination of telephone, multichannel video programming, and internet access service contracts by ser­vice­mem­bers who enter into contracts after receiving military orders for permanent change of station but then receive stop movement orders due to an emergency situation.

(a) In general.—Section 305A(a)(1) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3956 (a)(1)) is amended—

(1) by striking “after the date the servicemember receives military orders to relocate for a period of not less than 90 days to a location that does not support the contract.” and inserting “after—”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:

“(A) the date the servicemember receives military orders to relocate for a period of not less than 90 days to a location that does not support the contract; or

“(B) the date the servicemember, while in military service, receives military orders (as defined in section 305( i)) for a permanent change of station (as defined in section 305(i)), thereafter enters into the contract, and then after entering into the contract receives a stop movement order issued by the Secretary of Defense in response to a local, national, or global emergency, effective for an indefinite period or for a period of not less than 30 days, which prevents the servicemember from using the services provided under the contract.”.

(b) Retroactive application.—The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any stop movement order issued on or after March 1, 2020.