Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/2884

 PUBLIC LAW 108–189—DEC. 19, 2003

117 STAT. 2865

‘‘(3) if the condition relates to the servicemember, the condition has not been determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty (within the meaning of section 105 of title 38, United States Code). ‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) does not apply to a servicemember entitled to participate in employer-offered insurance benefits pursuant to the provisions of chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code. ‘‘(d) TIME FOR APPLYING FOR REINSTATEMENT.—An application under this section must be filed not later than 120 days after the date of the termination of or release from military service. ‘‘SEC. 705. GUARANTEE OF RESIDENCY FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL.

Deadline.

50 USC app. 595.

‘‘For the purposes of voting for any Federal office (as defined in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431)) or a State or local office, a person who is absent from a State in compliance with military or naval orders shall not, solely by reason of that absence— ‘‘(1) be deemed to have lost a residence or domicile in that State, without regard to whether or not the person intends to return to that State; ‘‘(2) be deemed to have acquired a residence or domicile in any other State; or ‘‘(3) be deemed to have become a resident in or a resident of any other State. ‘‘SEC. 706. BUSINESS OR TRADE OBLIGATIONS.

50 USC app. 596.

‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF NON-BUSINESS ASSETS TO SATISFY OBLIGATIONS.—If the trade or business (without regard to the form in which such trade or business is carried out) of a servicemember has an obligation or liability for which the servicemember is personally liable, the assets of the servicemember not held in connection with the trade or business may not be available for satisfaction of the obligation or liability during the servicemember’s military service. ‘‘(b) RELIEF TO OBLIGORS.—Upon application to a court by the holder of an obligation or liability covered by this section, relief granted by this section to a servicemember may be modified as justice and equity require.’’. SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

(a) MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT.—Section 14 of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 464) is repealed. (b) TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.— (1) Section 5520a(k)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940’’ and inserting ‘‘Servicemembers Civil Relief Act’’; and (2) Section 5569(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘provided by the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of such Act’’ and inserting ‘‘provided by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, including the benefits provided by section 702 of such Act but excluding the benefits provided by sections 104, 105, and 106, title IV, and title V (other than sections 501 and 510) of such Act’’; and

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