,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ched  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #a1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,warren 7for herself and ,mr4 
,portman7 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 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 ,leasing       
,relief for ,dependents of ,fallen      
,heroes and ,injured ,servicemembers    
,act of #bjbj4  #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 illness-- 7,i7 in a case in which the
 lessee has a spouse1 the spouse may    
terminate the lease2  7,,ii7 in a case  
in which the lessee does not have a     
spouse but does have an adult dependent1
 the dependent may terminate the lease2 

7,,iii7 in a case in which the lessee   
does not have a spouse or an adult      
dependent1 a person who has been granted
 a power of attorney by the lessee may  
terminate the lease2 or  7,,iv7 in any  
other case1 such other person as a court
 of competent jurisdiction may appoint  
to manage the affairs of the lessee may 
terminate the lease4  7,b7 ,definitions 
,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,catastrophic   
injury or illness ,the term catastrophic
 injury or illness has the meaning given
 that term in section #dci7;g7 of title 
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code4  7ii7       
,covered service ,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 ,code74  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