Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018”.
Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018
A BILL
To provide for the termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts for Foreign Service officers, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts for certain Foreign Service officers
In general— Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“907. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts
“The terms governing the termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts described in sections 305 and 305A, respectively of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3955 and 3956) with respect to servicemembers who receive military orders described in such Act shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to members of the Service who are posted abroad at a Foreign Service post in accordance with this Act.”
Clerical amendment— The table of contents in section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 906 the following new item: