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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5882
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 18, 2018Mrs. Bustos (for herself and Mr. Wenstrup) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the termination by a spouse of a lessee
of certain leases when the lessee dies while in military service.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief Act.
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Termination of leases of premises of deceased servicemembers who die while in military service
Section 305(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3955) is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking by lessee;
(2) in the heading for paragraph (1), by striking In general and inserting Termination by lessee; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(3)
Death of lessee
The spouse of the lessee on a lease described in subsection (b)(1) may terminate the lease during the one-year period beginning on the date of the death of the lessee, if the lessee dies while in military service.
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