,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ai1 
#bjae,mr4 ,reed 7for himself and ,mr4   
,graham7 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 make invalid and 
unenforceable predispute arbitration    
agreements with respect to controversies
 arising under 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 #bjae4  #b4 ,making predispute  
arbitration unenforceable with respect  
to 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      

,predispute arbitration unenforceable   
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no predispute arbitration agreement
 shall be valid or enforceable against a
 servicemember1 or a servicemember and  
the servicemember's spouse jointly1 with
 respect to any controversy subject to a
 provision of this ,act4  4  7b7        
,conforming amendment ,section #ajg7;a7 
of such ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4       
#eag7;a77 is amended1 in the first      
sentence1 by striking ,a servicemember  
and inserting ,except as provided in    
section #ajb7;d7 and subject to the     
provisions of this section1 a           
servicemember4  7c7 ,applicability      
,subsection 7d7 of section #ajb of such 
,act1 as added by subsection 7a71 shall 
apply with respect to controversies     
arising 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 predispute 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