,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ched  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #a1 #bjbj,ms4    
,w>r5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,portman7        
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  
cl>ify ! au?ority ( s]vicememb]s :o     
incur a cata/rophic injury or illness   
:ile 9 milit>y s]vice to t]m9ate leases 
( premises & motor vehicles1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,leas+ ,relief = ,dep5d5ts 
( ,fall5 ,h]oes & ,injur$ ,s]vicememb]s 
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,cl>ification (      
t]m9ation ( leases ( premises & motor   
vehicles ( s]vicememb]s :o incur        
cata/rophic injury or illness or die    
:ile 9 milit>y s]vice  7a7 ,cata/rophic 
injuries & illnesses ,p>agraph 7#d7 (   
section #cje7;a7 ( ! ,s]vicememb]s      
,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4      
#ciee7;a771 z add$ by section #ede ( !  
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  

,fiscal ,ye> #bjbj 7,public ,law        
#aaf-ib71 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3    
7#d7 ,cata/rophic injury or illness (   
lessee  7,a7 ,t]m9ation ,if ! lessee on 
a lease describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 incurs
 a cata/rophic injury or illness dur+ a 
p]iod ( milit>y s]vice or :ile p]=m+    
cov]$ s]vice1 dur+ ! "o-ye> p]iod beg9n+
 on ! date on :i* ! lessee incurs su*   
injury or illness-- 7i7 ! lessee may    
t]m9ate ! lease2 or  7ii7 9 ! case ( a  
lessee :o lacks ! m5tal capacity to     
contract or to manage 8 or h] own       
affairs 7includ+ disbursem5t ( funds )\t
 limitation7 due to su* injury or       
illness-- 7,i7 9 a case 9 :i* ! lessee  
has a sp\se1 ! sp\se may t]m9ate !      
lease2  7,,ii7 9 a case 9 :i* ! lessee  
does n h a sp\se b does h an adult      
dep5d5t1 ! dep5d5t may t]m9ate ! lease2 
7,,iii7 9 a case 9 :i* ! lessee does n h
 a sp\se or an adult dep5d5t1 a p]son :o
 has be5 grant$ a p[] ( attorney by !   
lessee may t]m9ate ! lease2 or  7,,iv7 9
 any o!r case1 su* o!r p]son z a c\rt ( 

compet5t jurisdiction may appo9t to     
manage ! affairs ( ! lessee may t]m9ate 
! lease4  7,b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
p>agraph3 7i7 ,cata/rophic injury or    
illness ,! t]m cata/rophic injury or    
illness has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section
 #dci7;g7 ( title #cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7ii7 ,cov]$ s]vice ,! t]m cov]$ 
s]vice means full-"t ,national ,gu>d    
duty1 active ,gu>d & ,res]ve duty1 or   
inactive-duty tra9+ 7z su* t]ms are     
def9$ 9 section #aja7;d7 ( title #aj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code74  4  7b7 ,dea?s    
,p>agraph 7#c7 ( su* section is am5d$ by
 /rik+ ,! sp\se ( ! lessee & ins]t+ ,!  
sp\se or dep5d5t ( ! lessee4