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 118 STAT. 3624 PUBLIC LAW 108–454—DEC. 10, 2004 ‘‘(3) Amounts in the Fund shall be available to cover costs incurred by the National Cemetery Administration in the operation and maintenance of property of the Administration. ‘‘(4) Amounts in the Fund shall remain available until expended.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin- ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ‘‘2412. Lease of land and buildings.’’. SEC. 603. EXCHANGES OF REAL PROPERTY FOR NATIONAL CEME- TERIES. Section 2406 is amended by inserting ‘‘exchange,’’ after ‘‘agen- cies,’’. TITLE VII—IMPROVEMENTS TO SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT SEC. 701. CLARIFICATION OF MEANING OF ‘‘JUDGMENT’’ AS USED IN THE ACT. Section 101 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 511) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(9) JUDGMENT.—The term ‘judgment’ means any judgment, decree, order, or ruling, final or temporary.’’. SEC. 702. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO WAIVER OF RIGHTS UNDER THE ACT. Section 107 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 517) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘Any such waiver that applies to an action listed in subsection (b) of this section is effective only if it is in writing and is executed as an instrument separate from the obligation or liability to which it applies.’’; (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub- section (c): ‘‘(c) PROMINENT DISPLAY OF CERTAIN CONTRACT RIGHTS WAIVERS.—Any waiver in writing of a right or protection provided by this Act that applies to a contract, lease, or similar legal instrument must be in at least 12 point type.’’. SEC. 703. RIGHT OF SERVICEMEMBER PLAINTIFFS TO REQUEST STAY OF CIVIL PROCEEDINGS. Section 202(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 522(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘plaintiff or’’ before ‘‘defend- ant’’. SEC. 704. TERMINATION OF LEASES. (a) JOINT LEASES.—Subsection (a) of section 305 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 535) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(a) TERMINATION BY LESSEE.— VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00158 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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