Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act of 2021”.
Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act of 2021
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.
Sec. 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
In general— Section 305A(a)(1) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3956 (a)(1)) is amended—
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
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.”
Retroactive application— The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any stop movement order issued on or after March 1, 2020.