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is recorded a notice communicating the fact of military service
and the desire to hold the mining claim under this section.
‘‘SEC. 505. MINERAL PERMITS AND LEASES.
‘‘(a) SUSPENSION DURING MILITARY SERVICE.—A person holding
a permit or lease on the public domain under the Federal mineral
leasing laws who enters military service may suspend all operations
under the permit or lease for the duration of military service and
for 180 days thereafter. The term of the permit or lease shall
not run during the period of suspension, nor shall any rental
or royalties be charged against the permit or lease during the
period of suspension.
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—In order to obtain the protection of this
section, the permittee or lessee shall, within 180 days after entry
into military service, notify the Secretary of the Interior by reg-
istered mail of the fact that military service has begun and of
the desire to hold the claim under this section.
‘‘(c) CONTRACT MODIFICATION.—This section shall not be con-
strued to supersede the terms of any contract for operation of
a permit or lease.
‘‘SEC. 506. PERFECTION OR DEFENSE OF RIGHTS.
‘‘(a) RIGHT TO TAKE ACTION NOT AFFECTED.—This title shall
not affect the right of a servicemember to take action during a
period of military service that is authorized by law or regulations
of the Department of the Interior, for the perfection, defense, or
further assertion of rights initiated or acquired before entering
military service.
‘‘(b) AFFIDAVITS AND PROOFS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A servicemember during a period of mili-
tary service may make any affidavit or submit any proof
required by law, practice, or regulation of the Department
of the Interior in connection with the entry, perfection, defense,
or further assertion of rights initiated or acquired before
entering military service before an officer authorized to provide
notary services under section 1044a of title 10, United States
Code, or any superior commissioned officer.
‘‘(2) LEGAL STATUS OF AFFIDAVITS.—Such affidavits shall
be binding in law and subject to the same penalties as pre-
scribed by section 1001 of title 18, United State Code.
‘‘SEC. 507. DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING BENEFITS
OF TITLE.
‘‘(a) DISTRIBUTION
OF
INFORMATION
BY
SECRETARY
CON-
CERNED.—The Secretary concerned shall issue to servicemembers
information explaining the provisions of this title.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION FORMS.—The Secretary concerned shall pro-
vide application forms to servicemembers requesting relief under
this title.
‘‘(c) INFORMATION FROM SECRETARY
OF
THE INTERIOR.—The
Secretary of the Interior shall furnish to the Secretary concerned
information explaining the provisions of this title (other than sec-
tions 501, 510, and 511) and related application forms.
‘‘SEC. 508. LAND RIGHTS OF SERVICEMEMBERS.
‘‘(a) NO AGE LIMITATIONS.—Any servicemember under the age
of 21 in military service shall be entitled to the same rights under
the laws relating to lands owned or controlled by the United States,
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including mining and mineral leasing laws, as those servicemembers
who are 21 years of age.
‘‘(b) RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT.—Any requirement related to the
establishment of a residence within a limited time shall be sus-
pended as to entry by a servicemember in military service until
180 days after termination of or release from military service.
‘‘(c) ENTRY
APPLICATIONS.—Applications for entry may be
verified before a person authorized to administer oaths under sec-
tion 1044a of title 10, United States Code, or under the laws
of the State where the land is situated.
‘‘SEC. 509. REGULATIONS.
‘‘The Secretary of the Interior may issue regulations necessary
to carry out this title (other than sections 501, 510, and 511).
‘‘SEC. 510. INCOME TAXES.
‘‘(a) DEFERRAL OF TAX.—Upon notice to the Internal Revenue
Service or the tax authority of a State or a political subdivision
of a State, the collection of income tax on the income of a
servicemember falling due before or during military service shall
be deferred for a period not more than 180 days after termination
of or release from military service, if a servicemember’s ability
to pay such income tax is materially affected by military service.
‘‘(b) ACCRUAL OF INTEREST OR PENALTY.—No interest or penalty
shall accrue for the period of deferment by reason of nonpayment
on any amount of tax deferred under this section.
‘‘(c) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—The running of a statute of
limitations against the collection of tax deferred under this section,
by seizure or otherwise, shall be suspended for the period of military
service of the servicemember and for an additional period of 270
days thereafter.
‘‘(d) APPLICATION LIMITATION.—This section shall not apply to
the tax imposed on employees by section 3101 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
‘‘SEC. 511. RESIDENCE FOR TAX PURPOSES.
‘‘(a) RESIDENCE OR DOMICILE.—A servicemember shall neither
lose nor acquire a residence or domicile for purposes of taxation
with respect to the person, personal property, or income of the
servicemember by reason of being absent or present in any tax
jurisdiction of the United States solely in compliance with military
orders.
‘‘(b) MILITARY SERVICE COMPENSATION.—Compensation of a
servicemember for military service shall not be deemed to be income
for services performed or from sources within a tax jurisdiction
of the United States if the servicemember is not a resident or
domiciliary of the jurisdiction in which the servicemember is serving
in compliance with military orders.
‘‘(c) PERSONAL PROPERTY.—
‘‘(1) RELIEF FROM PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES.—The per-
sonal property of a servicemember shall not be deemed to
be located or present in, or to have a situs for taxation in,
the tax jurisdiction in which the servicemember is serving
in compliance with military orders.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR PROPERTY WITHIN MEMBER’S DOMICILE
OR RESIDENCE.—This subsection applies to personal property
or its use within any tax jurisdiction other than the
servicemember’s domicile or residence.
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‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR PROPERTY USED IN TRADE OR BUSI-
NESS.—This section does not prevent taxation by a tax jurisdic-
tion with respect to personal property used in or arising from
a trade or business, if it has jurisdiction.
‘‘(4) RELATIONSHIP TO LAW OF STATE OF DOMICILE.—Eligi-
bility for relief from personal property taxes under this sub-
section is not contingent on whether or not such taxes are
paid to the State of domicile.
‘‘(d) INCREASE OF TAX LIABILITY.—A tax jurisdiction may not
use the military compensation of a nonresident servicemember to
increase the tax liability imposed on other income earned by the
nonresident servicemember or spouse subject to tax by the jurisdic-
tion.
‘‘(e) FEDERAL INDIAN RESERVATIONS.—An Indian servicemember
whose legal residence or domicile is a Federal Indian reservation
shall be taxed by the laws applicable to Federal Indian reservations
and not the State where the reservation is located.
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) PERSONAL
PROPERTY.—The term ‘personal property’
means intangible and tangible property (including motor
vehicles).
‘‘(2) TAXATION.—The term ‘taxation’ includes licenses, fees,
or excises imposed with respect to motor vehicles and their
use, if the license, fee, or excise is paid by the servicemember
in the servicemember’s State of domicile or residence.
‘‘(3) TAX JURISDICTION.—The term ‘tax jurisdiction’ means
a State or a political subdivision of a State.
‘‘TITLE VI—ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES
‘‘SEC. 601. INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ACT.
‘‘If a court determines, in any proceeding to enforce a civil
right, that any interest, property, or contract has been transferred
or acquired with the intent to delay the just enforcement of such
right by taking advantage of this Act, the court shall enter such
judgment or make such order as might lawfully be entered or
made concerning such transfer or acquisition.
‘‘SEC. 602. CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE; PERSONS REPORTED MISSING.
‘‘(a) PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE.—In any proceeding under this
Act, a certificate signed by the Secretary concerned is prima facie
evidence as to any of the following facts stated in the certificate:
‘‘(1) That a person named is, is not, has been, or has
not been in military service.
‘‘(2) The time and the place the person entered military
service.
‘‘(3) The person’s residence at the time the person entered
military service.
‘‘(4) The rank, branch, and unit of military service of the
person upon entry.
‘‘(5) The inclusive dates of the person’s military service.
‘‘(6) The monthly pay received by the person at the date
of the certificate’s issuance.
‘‘(7) The time and place of the person’s termination of
or release from military service, or the person’s death during
military service.
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‘‘(b) CERTIFICATES.—The Secretary concerned shall furnish a
certificate under subsection (a) upon receipt of an application for
such a certificate. A certificate appearing to be signed by the Sec-
retary concerned is prima facie evidence of its contents and of
the signer’s authority to issue it.
‘‘(c) TREATMENT
OF SERVICEMEMBERS
IN MISSING STATUS.—
A servicemember who has been reported missing is presumed to
continue in service until accounted for. A requirement under this
Act that begins or ends with the death of a servicemember does
not begin or end until the servicemember’s death is reported to,
or determined by, the Secretary concerned or by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction.
‘‘SEC. 603. INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS.
‘‘An interlocutory order issued by a court under this Act may
be revoked, modified, or extended by that court upon its own motion
or otherwise, upon notification to affected parties as required by
the court.
‘‘TITLE VII—FURTHER RELIEF
‘‘SEC. 701. ANTICIPATORY RELIEF.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION FOR RELIEF.—A servicemember may, during
military service or within 180 days of termination of or release
from military service, apply to a court for relief—
‘‘(1) from any obligation or liability incurred by the
servicemember before the servicemember’s military service; or
‘‘(2) from a tax or assessment falling due before or during
the servicemember’s military service.
‘‘(b) TAX LIABILITY OR ASSESSMENT.—In a case covered by sub-
section (a), the court may, if the ability of the servicemember
to comply with the terms of such obligation or liability or pay
such tax or assessment has been materially affected by reason
of military service, after appropriate notice and hearing, grant
the following relief:
‘‘(1) STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS.—
‘‘(A) In the case of an obligation payable in installments
under a contract for the purchase of real estate, or secured
by a mortgage or other instrument in the nature of a
mortgage upon real estate, the court may grant a stay
of the enforcement of the obligation—
‘‘(i) during the servicemember’s period of military
service; and
‘‘(ii) from the date of termination of or release
from military service, or from the date of application
if made after termination of or release from military
service.
‘‘(B) Any stay under this paragraph shall be—
‘‘(i) for a period equal to the remaining life of
the installment contract or other instrument, plus a
period of time equal to the period of military service
of the servicemember, or any part of such combined
period; and
‘‘(ii) subject to payment of the balance of the prin-
cipal and accumulated interest due and unpaid at the
date of termination or release from the applicant’s
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military service or from the date of application in equal
installments during the combined period at the rate
of interest on the unpaid balance prescribed in the
contract or other instrument evidencing the obligation,
and subject to other terms as may be equitable.
‘‘(2) STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF OTHER CONTRACTS.—
‘‘(A) In the case of any other obligation, liability, tax,
or assessment, the court may grant a stay of enforcement—
‘‘(i) during the servicemember’s military service;
and
‘‘(ii) from the date of termination of or release
from military service, or from the date of application
if made after termination or release from military
service.
‘‘(B) Any stay under this paragraph shall be—
‘‘(i) for a period of time equal to the period of
the servicemember’s military service or any part of
such period; and
‘‘(ii) subject to payment of the balance of principal
and accumulated interest due and unpaid at the date
of termination or release from military service, or the
date of application, in equal periodic installments
during this extended period at the rate of interest
as may be prescribed for this obligation, liability, tax,
or assessment, if paid when due, and subject to other
terms as may be equitable.
‘‘(c) AFFECT OF STAY ON FINE OR PENALTY.—When a court
grants a stay under this section, a fine or penalty shall not accrue
on the obligation, liability, tax, or assessment for the period of
compliance with the terms and conditions of the stay.
‘‘SEC. 702. POWER OF ATTORNEY.
‘‘(a) AUTOMATIC
EXTENSION.—A power of attorney of a
servicemember shall be automatically extended for the period the
servicemember is in a missing status (as defined in section 551(2)
of title 37, United States Code) if the power of attorney—
‘‘(1) was duly executed by the servicemember—
‘‘(A) while in military service; or
‘‘(B) before entry into military service but after the
servicemember—
‘‘(i) received a call or order to report for military
service; or
‘‘(ii) was notified by an official of the Department
of Defense that the person could receive a call or
order to report for military service;
‘‘(2) designates the servicemember’s spouse, parent, or other
named relative as the servicemember’s attorney in fact for
certain, specified, or all purposes; and
‘‘(3) expires by its terms after the servicemember entered
a missing status.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON POWER OF ATTORNEY EXTENSION.—A power
of attorney executed by a servicemember may not be extended
under subsection (a) if the document by its terms clearly indicates
that the power granted expires on the date specified even though
the servicemember, after the date of execution of the document,
enters a missing status.
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‘‘SEC. 703. PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY PROTECTION.
‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to a servicemember
who—
‘‘(1) after July 31, 1990, is ordered to active duty (other
than for training) pursuant to sections 688, 12301(a), 12301(g),
12302, 12304, 12306, or 12307 of title 10, United States Code,
or who is ordered to active duty under section 12301(d) of
such title during a period when members are on active duty
pursuant to any of the preceding sections; and
‘‘(2) immediately before receiving the order to active duty—
‘‘(A) was engaged in the furnishing of health-care or
legal services or other services determined by the Secretary
of Defense to be professional services; and
‘‘(B) had in effect a professional liability insurance
policy that does not continue to cover claims filed with
respect to the servicemember during the period of the
servicemember’s active duty unless the premiums are paid
for such coverage for such period.
‘‘(b) SUSPENSION OF COVERAGE.—
‘‘(1) SUSPENSION.—Coverage of a servicemember referred
to in subsection (a) by a professional liability insurance policy
shall be suspended by the insurance carrier in accordance with
this subsection upon receipt of a written request from the
servicemember by the insurance carrier.
‘‘(2) PREMIUMS FOR SUSPENDED CONTRACTS.—A professional
liability insurance carrier—
‘‘(A) may not require that premiums be paid by or
on behalf of a servicemember for any professional liability
insurance coverage suspended pursuant to paragraph (1);
and
‘‘(B) shall refund any amount paid for coverage for
the period of such suspension or, upon the election of
such servicemember, apply such amount for the payment
of any premium becoming due upon the reinstatement of
such coverage.
‘‘(3) NONLIABILITY
OF
CARRIER
DURING
SUSPENSION.—A
professional liability insurance carrier shall not be liable with
respect to any claim that is based on professional conduct
(including any failure to take any action in a professional
capacity) of a servicemember that occurs during a period of
suspension of that servicemember’s professional liability insur-
ance under this subsection.
‘‘(4) CERTAIN CLAIMS CONSIDERED TO ARISE BEFORE SUSPEN-
SION.—For the purposes of paragraph (3), a claim based upon
the failure of a professional to make adequate provision for
a patient, client, or other person to receive professional services
or other assistance during the period of the professional’s active
duty service shall be considered to be based on an action
or failure to take action before the beginning of the period
of the suspension of professional liability insurance under this
subsection, except in a case in which professional services were
provided after the date of the beginning of such period.
‘‘(c) REINSTATEMENT OF COVERAGE.—
‘‘(1) 
REINSTATEMENT
REQUIRED.—Professional 
liability
insurance coverage suspended in the case of any servicemember
pursuant to subsection (b) shall be reinstated by the insurance
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carrier on the date on which that servicemember transmits
to the insurance carrier a written request for reinstatement.
‘‘(2) TIME AND PREMIUM FOR REINSTATEMENT.—The request
of a servicemember for reinstatement shall be effective only
if the servicemember transmits the request to the insurance
carrier within 30 days after the date on which the
servicemember is released from active duty. The insurance
carrier shall notify the servicemember of the due date for
payment of the premium of such insurance. Such premium
shall be paid by the servicemember within 30 days after receipt
of that notice.
‘‘(3) PERIOD
OF
REINSTATED
COVERAGE.—The period for
which professional liability insurance coverage shall be
reinstated for a servicemember under this subsection may not
be less than the balance of the period for which coverage
would have continued under the insurance policy if the coverage
had not been suspended.
‘‘(d) INCREASE IN PREMIUM.—
‘‘(1) LIMITATION
ON
PREMIUM
INCREASES.—An insurance
carrier may not increase the amount of the premium charged
for 
professional 
liability 
insurance 
coverage 
of 
any
servicemember for the minimum period of the reinstatement
of such coverage required under subsection (c)(3) to an amount
greater than the amount chargeable for such coverage for such
period before the suspension.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not prevent an
increase in premium to the extent of any general increase
in the premiums charged by that carrier for the same profes-
sional liability coverage for persons similarly covered by such
insurance during the period of the suspension.
‘‘(e) CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE OF UNAFFECTED PERSONS.—
This section does not—
‘‘(1) require a suspension of professional liability insurance
protection for any person who is not a person referred to in
subsection (a) and who is covered by the same professional
liability insurance as a person referred to in such subsection;
or
‘‘(2) relieve any person of the obligation to pay premiums
for the coverage not required to be suspended.
‘‘(f) STAY OF CIVIL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS.—
‘‘(1) STAY OF ACTIONS.—A civil or administrative action
for damages on the basis of the alleged professional negligence
or other professional liability of a servicemember whose profes-
sional liability insurance coverage has been suspended under
subsection (b) shall be stayed until the end of the period of
the suspension if—
‘‘(A) the action was commenced during the period of
the suspension;
‘‘(B) the action is based on an act or omission that
occurred before the date on which the suspension became
effective; and
‘‘(C) the suspended professional liability insurance
would, except for the suspension, on its face cover the
alleged professional negligence or other professional
liability negligence or other professional liability of the
servicemember.
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‘‘(2) DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION.—Whenever a civil
or administrative action for damages is stayed under paragraph
(1) in the case of any servicemember, the action shall have
been deemed to have been filed on the date on which the
professional liability insurance coverage of the servicemember
is reinstated under subsection (c).
‘‘(g) EFFECT
OF SUSPENSION UPON LIMITATIONS PERIOD.—In
the case of a civil or administrative action for which a stay could
have been granted under subsection (f) by reason of the suspension
of professional liability insurance coverage of the defendant under
this section, the period of the suspension of the coverage shall
be excluded from the computation of any statutory period of limita-
tion on the commencement of such action.
‘‘(h) 
DEATH
DURING
PERIOD
OF
SUSPENSION.—If 
a
servicemember whose professional liability insurance coverage is
suspended under subsection (b) dies during the period of the
suspension—
‘‘(1) the requirement for the grant or continuance of a
stay in any civil or administrative action against such
servicemember under subsection (f)(1) shall terminate on the
date of the death of such servicemember; and
‘‘(2) the carrier of the professional liability insurance so
suspended shall be liable for any claim for damages for profes-
sional negligence or other professional liability of the deceased
servicemember in the same manner and to the same extent
as such carrier would be liable if the servicemember had died
while covered by such insurance but before the claim was
filed.
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) ACTIVE DUTY.—The term ‘active duty’ has the meaning
given that term in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, United States
Code.
‘‘(2) PROFESSION.—The term ‘profession’ includes occupa-
tion.
‘‘(3) 
PROFESSIONAL.—The 
term 
‘professional’ 
includes
occupational.
‘‘SEC. 704. HEALTH INSURANCE REINSTATEMENT.
‘‘(a) REINSTATEMENT OF HEALTH INSURANCE.—A servicemember
who, by reason of military service as defined in section 703(a)(1),
is entitled to the rights and protections of this Act shall also
be entitled upon termination or release from such service to
reinstatement of any health insurance that—
‘‘(1) was in effect on the day before such service commenced;
and
‘‘(2) was terminated effective on a date during the period
of such service.
‘‘(b) NO EXCLUSION OR WAITING PERIOD.—The reinstatement
of health care insurance coverage for the health or physical condi-
tion of a servicemember described in subsection (a), or any other
person who is covered by the insurance by reason of the coverage
of the servicemember, shall not be subject to an exclusion or a
waiting period, if—
‘‘(1) the condition arose before or during the period of
such service;
‘‘(2) an exclusion or a waiting period would not have been
imposed for the condition during the period of coverage; and
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‘‘(3) if the condition relates to the servicemember, the condi-
tion 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.
‘‘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.
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF NON-BUSINESS ASSETS TO SATISFY OBLIGA-
TIONS.—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 person-
ally 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 Mili-
tary 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 Sol-
diers’ 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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(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘person in the
military service’’ and inserting ‘‘servicemember’’.
(c) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—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) INTERNAL
REVENUE
CODE.—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) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.—Section 212(e) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 213(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sol-
diers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940’’ and inserting
‘‘Servicemembers Civil Relief Act’’.
(f) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—
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) NOAA COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS ACT OF 2002.—Sec-
tion 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.’’.
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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.