IIB
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3976
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 24, 2010
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
AN ACT
To extend certain expiring provisions providing enhanced protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosure.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of
2010
.
Extension of enhanced protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosure under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Extension
Paragraph (2) of section 2203(c) of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–289) is amended—
by striking
December 31, 2010
and inserting December 31,
2015
; and
by striking January 1, 2011
and inserting January 1,
2016
.
Protection for surviving spouse
In general
Section 303 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 533) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Protection for surviving spouse
With respect to a servicemember who dies while in military service and whose death is service-connected, this section shall apply to the surviving spouse of the servicemember if such spouse is the successor in interest to property covered under subsection (a).
.
Effective date
Subsection (e) of section 303 of such Act, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply to a surviving spouse of a servicemember whose death is on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives March 23, 2010.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk