I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6767 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for an extension 
of lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders 
in response to a local, national, or global emergency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2020 
Mr. LEVIN of California (for himself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of 
Tennessee, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. PORTER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. CISNEROS, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mrs. 
BUSTOS, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. BRINDISI, Ms. 
HAALAND, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. BARR, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. 
ROY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BOST, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. SLOTKIN, 
and Mr. ALLRED) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
for an extension of lease protections for servicemembers 
under stop movement orders in response to a local, na-
tional, or global emergency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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 sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) the date of the lessee’s stop move-
ment 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: 
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‘‘(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 move-
ment order issued by the Secretary of De-
fense in response to a local, national, or 
global emergency, effective for an indefi-
nite period or for a period of not less than 
30 days, which prevents the servicemember 
or servicemember’s dependents from occu-
pying the lease for a residential, profes-
sional, 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 
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(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 move-
ment order issued by the Secretary of De-
fense in response to a local, national, or 
global emergency, effective for an indefi-
nite period or for a period of not less than 
30 days, which prevents the servicemem-
ber, or the servicemember’s dependents, 
from using the vehicle for personal or busi-
ness 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 DEPLOY-
MENT.—In the case of a lease described in sub-
paragraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1) that 
provides for monthly payment of rent, termi-
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