I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3357
To amend the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide 
protections to members of the Armed Forces who terminate certain 
consumer contracts and real estate residential purchase contracts entered 
into before permanent change of station or deployment orders or motor 
vehicle leases entered into before military service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 21, 2003
Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. WYNN, Mr. BEREUTER, and Mr. NORWOOD) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 
to provide protections to members of the Armed Forces 
who terminate certain consumer contracts and real estate 
residential purchase contracts entered into before perma-
nent change of station or deployment orders or motor 
vehicle leases entered into before military service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL PURCHASE 
CONTRACTS AND CERTAIN CONSUMER CON-
TRACTS. 
Article III of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief 
Act of 1940 (50 U.S.C. App. 530 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 307. TERMINATION BY SERVICEMEMBERS OF RESI-
DENTIAL PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND CER-
TAIN CONSUMER CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO 
BEFORE MILITARY SERVICE OR BEFORE PER-
MANENT CHANGE OF STATION OR DEPLOY-
MENT ORDERS. 
‘‘(a) TERMINATION BY SERVICEMEMBER.—A person 
in military service who is a party to a contract described 
in subsection (b) may, at the person’s option, terminate 
the contract at any time after—
‘‘(1) the date of the entry of the person into 
military service; or 
‘‘(2) the date of the military orders of the per-
son described in paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of sub-
section (b), as the case may be. 
‘‘(b) COVERED CONTRACTS.—This section applies to 
the following contracts: 
‘‘(1) LEASES OF MOTOR VEHICLES.—A lease of 
a motor vehicle used, or intended to be used, by the
lessee (or dependents of the lessee) for personal or 
business transportation if—
‘‘(A) the lease is executed by or on behalf 
of a person who thereafter and during the term 
of the lease enters military service (or receives 
order to enter military service) under a call or 
order specifying a period of not less than 90 
days (or who enters military service under a call 
or order specifying a period of 90 days or less 
and who, without a break in service, receives or-
ders extending the period of military service to 
a period of not less than 90 days); or 
‘‘(B) the lessee, while in military service, 
executes the lease and thereafter receives mili-
tary orders for a permanent change of station 
outside of the continental United States or to 
deploy with a military unit for a period of not 
less than 90 days. 
‘‘(2) TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CONTRACTS.—A 
telecommunications contract for cellular phone serv-
ice, cable or satellite television service, or internet 
service if—
‘‘(A) the contract is executed by or on be-
half of a person who thereafter and during the 
term of the contract enters military service (or