[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1411 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1411

To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to extend 
from three months to twelve months the period after release of a member 
    of the Armed Forces from active duty during which the member is 
          protected from mortgage foreclosure under that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2003

   Mr. Wynn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to extend 
from three months to twelve months the period after release of a member 
    of the Armed Forces from active duty during which the member is 
          protected from mortgage foreclosure under that Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE PROTECTION UNDER 
              SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF 1940.

    (a) Extension to 12 Months.--Section 302(3) of the Soldiers' and 
Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 (50 U.S.C. App. 532(3)) is amended by 
striking ``three months'' and inserting ``twelve months''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to any person performing a period of military 
service (as such term is defined in section 101(2) of such Act (50 
U.S.C. App. 511(2))) that begins on or after February 1, 2003.
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