S. 3084Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act of 2021

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The Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act of 2021 updates the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to give active‑duty members a way to cancel telephone, multichannel video programming, and internet service contracts when they receive stop‑movement orders because of an emergency. It applies to servicemembers who had already entered into such contracts after receiving permanent change‑of‑station orders but are then ordered to stop movement for a local, national, or global crisis. The change helps protect servicemembers from being stuck with contracts they cannot use during emergencies.

Key Provisions

Amends the SCRA to allow termination of telephone, video, and internet contracts after a servicemember receives a stop‑movement order issued by the Secretary of Defense in response to an emergency, regardless of the original relocation date requirement.
Specifies that the stop‑movement order must be for an indefinite period or at least 30 days and that the order prevents the servicemember from using the contracted services.
Makes the amendment retroactive to any stop‑movement orders issued on or after March 1, 2020.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

October 27, 2021

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Introduced in Senate

October 27, 2021

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

October 27, 2021

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Introduced in SenateIssued October 27, 2021

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 3084

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 27, 2021

Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act of 2021.

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

(a)

In general

Section 305A(a)(1) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3956 (a)(1)) is amended—

(1)

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

(2)

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.

(b)

Retroactive application

The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any stop movement order issued on or after March 1, 2020.