Servicemembers Civil Relief Act


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

{{SECTION|SEC. 1.|SECTION 1}}. RESTATEMENT OF ACT.

 * The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:



{{SECTION|SEC. 2.|SEC. 2}}. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

 * (a) .—


 * Section 14 of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 464) is repealed.


 * (b) .—


 * (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


 * (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``person in the military service´´ and inserting ``servicemember´´.


 * (c) .—


 * Section 1408(b)(1)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940´´ and inserting ``Servicemembers Civil Relief Act´´.


 * (d) .—
 * Section 7654(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act´´ and inserting ``Servicemembers Civil Relief Act´´.


 * (e) .—


 * Section 212(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 213(e)) is amended by striking ``Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940´´ and inserting ``Servicemembers Civil Relief Act´´.


 * (f) .—


 * Section 8001 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701) is amended by striking ``section 514 of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 (50 U.S.C. App. 574)´´ in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``section 511 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act´´.


 * (g) .—


 * Section 262(a)(2) of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3072(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:


 * ``(2) The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 3.|SEC. 3}}. EFFECTIVE DATE.

 * The amendment made by section 1 shall apply to any case that is not final before the date of the enactment of this Act.

Approved December 19, 2003.

Legislative History

 * HOUSE REPORTS:
 * (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs)
 * SENATE REPORTS:
 * accompanying S. 1136 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs)
 * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003):
 * May 7, considered and passed House.
 * Nov. 21, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1136.
 * Dec. 8, House concurred in Senate amendment.
 * Dec. 8, House concurred in Senate amendment.

