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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2874 

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve the equitable 

relief available for servicemembers called to active duty, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 15, 2009 

Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 

on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve 

the equitable relief available for servicemembers called 

to active duty, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Active Duty 

5 Deployed Act of 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN CON2 TRACTS. 

3 (a) CELLULAR TELEPHONE CONTRACTS.—Sub4 section (a) of section 305A of the Servicemembers Civil 

5 Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 535A) is amended by inserting 

6 after ‘‘entered into by the servicemember’’ the following: 

7 ‘‘or on behalf of the servicemember’’. 

8 (b) RESIDENTIAL AND MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES.— 

9 Subsection (e) of section 305 of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 

10 535) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(e) ARREARAGES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND

12 LIABILITIES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) LEASES OF PREMISES.—Rent amounts for 

14 a lease described in subsection (b)(1) that are un15 paid for the period preceding the effective date of 

16 the lease termination shall be paid on a prorated 

17 basis. The lessor may not impose an early termi18 nation charge, but any taxes, summonses, or other 

19 obligations and liabilities of the lessee in accordance 

20 with the terms of the lease, including reasonable 

21 charges to the lessee for excess wear, that are due 

22 and unpaid at the time of termination of the lease 

23 shall be paid by the lessee. 

24 ‘‘(2) LEASES OF MOTOR VEHICLES.—Lease 

25 amounts for a lease described in subsection (b)(2) 

26 that are unpaid for the period preceding the effective 


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1 date of the lease termination shall be paid on a pro2 rated basis. The lessor may not impose an early ter3 mination charge, but any taxes, summonses, title 

4 and registration fees, or other obligations and liabil5 ities of the lessee in accordance with the terms of 

6 the lease, including reasonable charges to the lessee 

7 for excess wear or use and mileage, that are due and 

8 unpaid at the time of termination of the lease shall 

9 be paid by the lessee.’’. 

10 SEC. 3. TUITION RELIEF FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS 

11 CALLED TO MILITARY SERVICE. 

12 Section 484C of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

13 (20 U.S.C. 1091c) is amended— 

14 (1) in the header, by inserting ‘‘AND TUITION

15 RELIEF’’ after ‘‘READMISSION’’; and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(e) TUITION RELIEF FOR STUDENTS CALLED TO

18 MILITARY SERVICE.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

20 whenever a student’s absence from an institution of 

21 higher education is necessitated by reason of service 

22 in the uniformed services, the institution shall re23 fund to such student the tuition and fees paid by 

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1 rollment for which such student did not receive aca2 demic credit as a result of such absence. 

3 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

4 apply to the tuition or fees paid on behalf of the stu5 dent— 

6 ‘‘(A) from scholarships awarded to the stu7 dent by the institution of higher education; or 

8 ‘‘(B) through funds awarded under this 

9 title.’’. 

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