    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-285
    116th Congress

    An Act

    To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow certain
    individuals to terminate contracts for telephone, multichannel video
    programming, or internet access service, and for other
    purposes. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled, <>
    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Families of Fallen
    Servicemembers Act''.
    SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS FOR TELEPHONE, MULTICHANNEL VIDEO
    PROGRAMMING, OR INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE BY
    CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL
    RELIEF ACT.

    Section 305A(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C.
    3956(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) Additional individuals covered.--For purposes of this
    section, the following individuals shall be treated as a
    servicemember covered by paragraph (1):
    ``(A) A spouse or dependent of a servicemember who
    dies while in military service or a spouse or dependent
    of a member of the reserve components who dies while
    performing duty described in subparagraph (C).
    ``(B) A spouse or dependent of a servicemember who
    incurs a catastrophic injury or illness (as that term is
    defined in section 439(g) of title 37, United States
    Code), if the servicemember incurs the catastrophic
    injury or illness while in military service or
    performing duty described in subparagraph (C).
    ``(C) A member of the reserve components performing
    military service or performing full-time National Guard
    duty, active Guard and Reserve duty, or inactive-duty
    training (as such terms are defined in section 101(d) of
    title 10, United States Code).''.

    Approved January 5, 2021.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4356:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 165 (2019):
    Nov. 12, considered and passed
    House.
    Vol. 166 (2020):
    Dec. 15, considered and passed
    Senate.