,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #aiii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #f1  
#bjad,mr4 ,graham 7for himself and ,mr4 
,reed7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,servicemembers   
,civil ,relief ,act to require the      
consent of parties to contracts for the 
use of arbitration to resolve           
controversies arising under the         
contracts and subject to provisions of  
such ,act and to preserve the rights of 
servicemembers to bring class actions   
under such ,act1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,,scra ,rights ,protection 
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,election of        
arbitration to resolve controversies    
under ,servicemembers ,civil ,relief    
,act  7a7 ,in general ,section #ajb of  
the ,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act 
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #eab7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    

subsection3  7d7 ,written consent       
required for arbitration                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 whenever a contract with a         
servicemember1 or a servicemember and   
the servicemember's spouse jointly1     
provides for the use of arbitration to  
resolve a controversy subject to a      
provision of this ,act and arising out  
of or relating to such contract1        
arbitration may be used to settle such  
controversy only if1 after such         
controversy arises1 all parties to such 
controversy consent in writing to use   
arbitration to settle such controversy4 
4  7b7 ,applicability ,subsection 7d7 of
 such section1 as added by subsection   
7a71 shall apply with respect to        
contracts entered into1 amended1        
altered1 modified1 renewed1 or extended 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  #c4 ,limitation on waiver of     
rights and protections under            
,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act  7a7
 ,in general ,section #ajg7;a7 of the   

,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #eag7;a77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in the second sentence1 by         
inserting and if it is made after a     
specific dispute has arisen and the     
dispute is identified in the waiver     
after to which it applies2 and  7#b7 in 
the third sentence1 by inserting and if 
it is made after a specific dispute has 
arisen and the dispute is identified in 
the waiver after period of military     
service4  7b7 ,applicability ,the       
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
apply with respect to waivers made on or
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4  #d4 ,preservation of right to   
bring class action under ,servicemembers
 ,civil ,relief ,act  7a7 ,in general   
,section #hjb7;a7 of the ,servicemembers
 ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
,app4 #eig;a7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
paragraph 7#a71 by striking and at the  
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by        
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 

the end the following new paragraph3    
7#c7 be a representative party on behalf
 of members of a class or be a member of
 a class1 in accordance with the        
,federal ,rules of ,civil ,procedure1   
notwithstanding any previous agreement  
to the contrary4  4  7b7 ,construction  
,the amendments made by subsection 7a7  
shall not be construed to imply that a  
person aggrieved by a violation of such 
,act did not have a right to bring a    
civil action as a representative party  
on behalf of members of a class or be a 
member of a class in a civil action     
before the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4