[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2658 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2658

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend from 90 days to 
  one year the period after release of a member from the Armed Forces 
  from active duty during which the member is protected from mortgage 
                              foreclosure.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 25, 2008

   Mr. Kerry introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend from 90 days to 
  one year the period after release of a member from the Armed Forces 
  from active duty during which the member is protected from mortgage 
                              foreclosure.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE PROTECTION PERIOD FOR 
              SERVICEMEMBERS.

    (a) Extension of Protection Period.--Subsection (c) of section 303 
of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 533(c)) is 
amended by striking ``90 days'' and inserting ``one year''.
    (b) Extension of Stay of Proceedings Period.--Subsection (b) of 
such section (50 U.S.C. App. 533(b)) is amended by striking ``90 days'' 
and inserting ``one year''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to individuals performing a period of military 
service (as that term is defined in section 101(3) of the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 511(3))) that begins on 
or after October 7, 2001.
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