,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ai1 #bjae,mr4
 ,re$ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,graham7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,s]vicememb]s ,civil ,relief ,act to  
make invalid & un5=ceable pr$ispute     
arbitration agreem5ts ) respect to      
controv]sies aris+ "u provisions ( su*  
,act & to pres]ve ! rights (            
s]vicememb]s to br+ class actions "u su*
 ,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,scra  
,rights ,protection ,act ( #bjae4  #b4  
,mak+ pr$ispute arbitration un5=ceable )
 respect to controv]sies "u             
,s]vicememb]s ,civil ,relief ,act  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #ajb ( ! ,s]vicememb]s
 ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
,app4 #eab7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new subsection3  7d7 ,pr$ispute  
arbitration un5=ceable ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( law1 no pr$ispute           

arbitration agreem5t %all be valid or   
en=ceable aga9/ a s]vicememb]1 or a     
s]vicememb] & ! s]vicememb]'s sp\se     
jo9tly1 ) respect to any controv]sy     
subject to a provision ( ?is ,act4  4   
7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #ajg7;a7 ( 
su* ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #eag7;a77 
is am5d$1 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,a  
s]vicememb] & ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 9
 section #ajb7;d7 & subject to !        
provisions ( ?is section1 a s]vicememb]4
  7c7 ,applicability ,subsection 7d7 (  
section #ajb ( su* ,act1 z add$ by      
subsection 7a71 %all apply ) respect to 
controv]sies aris+ aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4 ,limitation on
 waiv] ( rights & protections "u        
,s]vicememb]s ,civil ,relief ,act  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #ajg7;a7 ( !          
,s]vicememb]s ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #eag7;a77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by ins]t+ & if x
 is made aft] a specific dispute has    
aris5 & ! dispute is id5tifi$ 9 ! waiv] 
aft] to :i* x applies2 &  7#b7 9 ! ?ird 

s5t5ce1 by ins]t+ & if x is made aft] a 
specific dispute has aris5 & ! dispute  
is id5tifi$ 9 ! waiv] aft] p]iod (      
milit>y s]vice4  7b7 ,applicability ,!  
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
apply ) respect to waiv]s made on or    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
#d4 ,pres]vation ( "r to br+ class      
action "u ,s]vicememb]s ,civil ,relief  
,act  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #hjb7;a7 ( !
 ,s]vicememb]s ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #eig;a7a77 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ & at !   
end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ !  
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#c7 be a repres5tative p>ty on behalf (
 memb]s ( a class or be a memb] ( a     
class1 9 accordance ) ! ,f$]al ,rules ( 
,civil ,proc$ure1 not)/&+ any pr$ispute 
agreem5t to ! contr>y4  4  7b7          
,con/ruction ,! am5dm5ts made by        
subsection 7a7 %all n be con/ru$ to     
imply t a p]son aggriev$ by a violation 
( su* ,act did n h a "r to br+ a civil  

action z a repres5tative p>ty on behalf 
( memb]s ( a class or be a memb] ( a    
class 9 a civil action be=e ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4