#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bbbg  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act to  
clarify the authority of servicemembers 
who incur a catastrophic injury or      
illness while in military service to    
terminate leases of premises and motor  
vehicles1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,gold ,star ,spouses and ,spouses of
 ,injured ,servicemembers ,leasing      
,relief ,expansion ,act of #bjai4  #b4  
,clarification of termination of leases 
of premises and motor vehicles of       
servicemembers who incur catastrophic   
injury or illness or die while in       
military service  7a7 ,catastrophic     
injuries and illnesses ,paragraph 7#d7  
of section #cje7;a7 of the              
,servicemembers ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ciee7;a771 as added by      
section #ede of the ,national ,defense  
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib71 is amended
 to read as follows3  7#d7 ,catastrophic

 injury or illness of lessee  7,a7      
,termination ,if the lessee on a lease  
described in subsection 7b7 incurs a    
catastrophic injury or illness during a 
period of military service or while     
performing covered service1 during the  
one-year period beginning on the date on
 which the lessee incurs such injury or 
illness-- 7i7 the lessee may terminate  
the lease2 or  7ii7 in the case of a    
lessee who lacks the mental capacity to 
contract or to manage his or her own    
affairs 7including disbursement of funds
 without limitation7 due to such injury 
or illness1 the spouse or dependent of  
the lessee may terminate the lease4     
7,b7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3   
7i7 ,the term catastrophic injury or    
illness has the meaning given that term 
in section #dci7;g7 of title #cg1       
,united ,states ,code4  7ii7 ,the term  
covered service means 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 ,code7  4  7b7 ,deaths          
,paragraph 7#c7 of such section is      
amended by striking ,the spouse of the  
lessee and inserting ,the spouse or     
dependent of the lessee4  ,passed the   
,house of ,representatives ,february    
#be1 #bjbj4;,clerk4