#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bdji  ,,an ,,act  ,to allow        
servicemembers to terminate their cable1
 satellite television1 and ,internet    
access service contracts while deployed4
  #a4 ,termination of multichannel video
 programming and ,internet access       
service contracts  7a7 ,in general      
,section #cje;,a of the ,servicemembers 
,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4      
#cief7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section 
heading1 by inserting 1 multichannel    
video programming1 and ,internet access 
after telephone2  7#b7 in subsection    
7a71 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#d7 ,additional        
individuals covered ,for purposes of    
this section1 the following individuals 
shall be treated as a servicemember     
covered by paragraph 7#a73  7,a7 ,a     
spouse of a servicemember who dies while
 in military service or a spouse of a   
member of the reserve components who    
dies while performing duty described in 
subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,a member of   

the reserve components performing       
military service or performing full-time
 ,national ,guard duty1 active ,guard   
and ,reserve duty1 or inactive-duty     
training 7as such terms are defined in  
section #aja7;d7 of title #aj1 ,united  
,states ,code74  2  7#c7 in subsection  
7b71 by striking cellular telephone     
service or telephone exchange service   
and inserting commercial mobile service1
 telephone exchange service1 ,internet  
access service1 or multichannel video   
programming service2  7#d7 in subsection
 7c71 by inserting for commercial mobile
 service or telephone exchange service  
before terminated2  7#e7 in subsection  
7d71 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#a71 by striking cellular telephone    
service and inserting commercial mobile 
service2  7#f7 in subsection 7e7--  7,a7
 by striking ,for any and inserting the 
following3  7#a7 ,in general ,for any  2
  7,b7 by striking ,if the and inserting
 the following3  7#b7 ,reinstatement of 
service ,if the  2 and  7,c7 by adding  

at the end the following3  7#c7 ,return 
of provider-owned equipment ,if a       
servicemember terminates a contract     
under subsection 7a71 the servicemember 
shall return any provider-owned consumer
 premises equipment to the service      
provider not later than #aj days after  
the date on which service is            
disconnected4  2 and  7#g7 in subsection
 7g7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraph  
7#b7 as paragraph 7#d72 and  7,b7 by    
striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting   
the following3  7#a7 ,the term          
commercial mobile service has the       
meaning given that term in section      
#ccb7;d7 of the ,communications ,act of 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ccb7;d774  7#b7   
,the term multichannel video programming
 service means a subscription video     
service offered by a multichannel video 
programming distributor1 as that term is
 defined in section #fjb of the         
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #ebb71 over a system the      
distributor owns or controls4  7#c7 ,the

 term provider-owned consumer premises  
equipment means any equipment that a    
provider of ,internet access service or 
multichannel video programming service  
rents or loans to a customer during the 
provision of that service1 including    
gateways1 routers1 cable modems1        
voice-capable modems1 ,cable,c,a,r,ds1  
converters1 digital adapters1 remote    
controls1 and any other equipment       
provided4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendments  
7#a7 ,title heading ,the heading for    
title ,,iii of the ,servicemembers      
,civil ,relief ,act is amended by       
striking telephone and inserting        
communications4  7#b7 ,table of contents
 ,the table of contents in section      
#a7;b7 of the ,servicemembers ,civil    
,relief ,act is amended--  7,a7 by      
striking the item relating to title     
,,iii and inserting the following3      
,,title ,,iii--,,rent1 ,,installment    
,,contracts1 ,,mortgages1 ,,liens1      
,,assignment1 ,,leases1 ,,communications
 ,,service ,,contracts  2  and  7,b7 by 

striking the item relating to section   
#cje;,a and inserting the following3    
,sec4 #cje;,a4 ,termination of          
telephone1 multichannel video           
programming1 and ,internet access       
service contracts4  4  ,passed the      
,house of ,representatives ,july #bd1   
#bjah4;,clerk4