Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/2858

 PUBLIC LAW 108–189—DEC. 19, 2003

117 STAT. 2839

‘‘SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF PROTECTIONS TO CITIZENS SERVING WITH ALLIED FORCES.

‘‘A citizen of the United States who is serving with the forces of a nation with which the United States is allied in the prosecution of a war or military action is entitled to the relief and protections provided under this Act if that service with the allied force is similar to military service as defined in this Act. The relief and protections provided to such citizen shall terminate on the date of discharge or release from such service. ‘‘SEC. 105. NOTIFICATION OF BENEFITS.

50 USC app. 514.

Termination date. 50 USC app. 515.

‘‘The Secretary concerned shall ensure that notice of the benefits accorded by this Act is provided in writing to persons in military service and to persons entering military service. ‘‘SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS TO RESERVES ORDERED TO REPORT FOR MILITARY SERVICE AND TO PERSONS ORDERED TO REPORT FOR INDUCTION.

50 USC app. 516.

‘‘(a) RESERVES ORDERED TO REPORT FOR MILITARY SERVICE.— A member of a reserve component who is ordered to report for military service is entitled to the rights and protections of this title and titles II and III during the period beginning on the date of the member’s receipt of the order and ending on the date on which the member reports for military service (or, if the order is revoked before the member so reports, or the date on which the order is revoked). ‘‘(b) PERSONS ORDERED TO REPORT FOR INDUCTION.—A person who has been ordered to report for induction under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.) is entitled to the rights and protections provided a servicemember under this title and titles II and III during the period beginning on the date of receipt of the order for induction and ending on the date on which the person reports for induction (or, if the order to report for induction is revoked before the date on which the person reports for induction, on the date on which the order is revoked). ‘‘SEC. 107. WAIVER OF RIGHTS PURSUANT TO WRITTEN AGREEMENT.

50 USC app. 517.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A servicemember may waive any of the rights and protections provided by this Act. In the case of a waiver that permits an action described in subsection (b), the waiver is effective only if made pursuant to a written agreement of the parties that is executed during or after the servicemember’s period of military service. The written agreement shall specify the legal instrument to which the waiver applies and, if the servicemember is not a party to that instrument, the servicemember concerned. ‘‘(b) ACTIONS REQUIRING WAIVERS IN WRITING.—The requirement in subsection (a) for a written waiver applies to the following: ‘‘(1) The modification, termination, or cancellation of— ‘‘(A) a contract, lease, or bailment; or ‘‘(B) an obligation secured by a mortgage, trust, deed, lien, or other security in the nature of a mortgage. ‘‘(2) The repossession, retention, foreclosure, sale, forfeiture, or taking possession of property that— ‘‘(A) is security for any obligation; or ‘‘(B) was purchased or received under a contract, lease, or bailment. ‘‘(c) COVERAGE OF PERIODS AFTER ORDERS RECEIVED.—For the purposes of this section—

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