EXTENDING LEASE PROTECTIONS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS UNDER STOP MOVEMENT ORDERS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 127
(House of Representatives - July 20, 2020)
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EXTENDING LEASE PROTECTIONS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS UNDER STOP MOVEMENT
ORDERS
Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the
Speaker's table the bill (S. 3637) to amend the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act to extend lease protections for servicemembers under stop
movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency,
and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the
House.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from California?
There was no objection.
The text of the bill is as follows:
S. 3637
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF LEASE PROTECTIONS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS
UNDER STOP MOVEMENT ORDERS IN RESPONSE TO
LOCAL, NATIONAL, OR GLOBAL EMERGENCY.
(a) Termination.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 305 of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3955) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; or'' and inserting
a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) the date of the lessee's stop movement order
described in paragraph (1)(C) or (2)(C) of subsection (b), as
the case may be.''.
(b) Covered Leases.--
(1) Leases of premises.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of
such section is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; or'' and inserting
a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) the servicemember, while in military service--
``(i) executes a lease upon receipt of military orders for
a permanent change of station or to deploy with a military
unit, or as an individual in support of a military operation,
for a period of not less than 90 days; and
``(ii) thereafter 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 or servicemember's dependents from occupying
the lease for a residential, professional, business,
agricultural, or similar purpose.''.
(2) Leases of motor vehicles.--Paragraph (2) of such
subsection is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; or'' and inserting
a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) the servicemember, while in military service--
``(i) executes a lease upon receipt of military orders
described in subparagraph (B); and
``(ii) thereafter 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, or the servicemember's dependents, from using
the vehicle for personal or business transportation.''.
(c) Effective Date of Termination.--Paragraph (1) of
subsection (d) of such section is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Lease of premises.--
``(A) Entrance to military service, permanent change of
station, or deployment.--In the case of a lease described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1) that provides
for monthly payment of rent, termination of the lease under
subsection (a) is effective 30 days after the first date on
which the next rental payment is due and payable after the
date on which the notice under subsection (c) is delivered.
In the case of any other lease described in subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of subsection (b)(1) termination of the lease under
subsection (a) is effective on the last day of the month
following the month in which the notice is delivered.
``(B) Stop movement orders.--In the case of a lease
described in subsection (b)(1)(C), termination of the lease
under subsection (a) is effective on the date on which the
requirements of subsection (c) are met for such
termination.''.
(d) Technical Correction.--Subsection (i) is amended, in
the matter before paragraph (1), by inserting ``In this
section:'' after ``Definitions.--''.
(e) Retroactive Application.--The amendments made by this
section shall apply to stop movement orders issued on or
after March 1, 2020.
The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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