Public Law 116-285 | Public Law 116–285: 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.

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PUBLIC LAW 116–285—JAN. 5, 2021

134 STAT. 4878

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.

Jan. 5, 2021

[H.R. 4356]

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

Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act.

50 USC 3901 note.

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

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:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:

Vol. 165 (2019):

Nov. 12, considered and passed House.

Vol. 166 (2020):

Dec. 15, considered and passed Senate.

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