Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3084
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-10-27
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Contracts and agency

Internet, web applications, social media

Military personnel and dependents

Military readiness

Telecommunication rates and fees

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes a servicemember to terminate specified contracts (e.g., contracts for commercial mobile service or internet service) that are entered into in relation to military orders for a permanent change of station if the member then receives a stop movement order in response to a local, national, or global emergency which prevents the member from using the services provided under the contract.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3084 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 27, 2021 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the termination of telephone, multichannel video programming, and internet access service contracts by servicemembers after the receipt of stop movement orders due to an emergency situation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act of 2021 . 2. Termination of telephone, multichannel video programming, and internet access service contracts by ser­vice­mem­bers who enter into contracts after receiving military orders for permanent change of station but then receive stop movement orders due to an emergency situation (a) In general Section 305A(a)(1) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3956 (a)(1)) is amended— (1) by striking after the date the servicemember receives military orders to relocate for a period of not less than 90 days to a location that does not support the contract. and inserting after— ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (A) the date the servicemember receives military orders to relocate for a period of not less than 90 days to a location that does not support the contract; or (B) the date the servicemember, while in military service, receives military orders (as defined in section 305( i)) for a permanent change of station (as defined in section 305(i)), thereafter enters into the contract, and then after entering into the contract 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 from using the services provided under the contract. . (b) Retroactive application The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any stop movement order issued on or after March 1, 2020.