,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eaij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #aa1 #bjbc,mr4 
,kim ( ,new ,j]sey introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,s]vicememb]s ,civil ,relief ,act to  
exp& c]ta9 protections to dep5d5ts (    
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y     
,family ,protection f ,debt ,act4  #b4  
,maximum rate ( int]e/ on debts incurr$ 
be=e milit>y s]vice applicable to       
milit>y dep5d5ts ,section #bjg ( !      
,s]vicememb]s ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cicg7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9     
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71  
by /rik+ or ! s]vicememb] & !           
s]vicememb]'s sp\se jo9tly & ins]t+ a   
dep5d5t ( ! s]vicememb]1 or su* a       
dep5d5t & ! s]vicememb] jo9tly2 &  7,b7 
9 p>agraph 7#c71 by ins]t+ or a dep5d5t 
( ! s]vicememb] aft] due f a            
s]vicememb]2  7#b7 9 subsection         
7b77#a7--  7,a7 9 ! p>agraph head+1 by  

ins]t+ & dep5d5cy aft] milit>y s]vice2  
7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7--  7i7 by /rik+ 
( ! s]vicememb]2  7ii7 by /rik+ clause  
7i7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7 milit>y     
ord]s indicat+ ! curr5t1 future1 or pa/ 
milit>y duty /atus ( ! s]vicememb]2 or  
2 &  7iii7 9 clause 7ii71 by ins]t+ or a
 c]tificate f ! ,def5se ,manp[] ,data   
,c5t] be=e ! p]iod at ! end2  7,c7 by   
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,b7 z           
subp>agraph 7,c72 &  7,d7 by ins]t+ !   
foll[+ aft] subp>agraph 7,a73  7,b7     
,dep5d5ts ,9 addition to provid+ pro( ( 
milit>y s]vice "u subp>agraph 7,a71     
dep5d5ts ( s]vicememb]s %all provide    
docum5tation t indicates ! dep5d5cy     
/atus ( ! dep5d5t at ! "t ! debt or     
obligation 0 incurr$ & cont9u+ until !  
s]vicememb] ent]$ milit>y s]vice4 ,su*  
docum5tation may include a m>riage      
c]tificate1 bir? c]tificate1 or any o!r 
appropriate indicator ( dep5d5cy /atus4 
2 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7c71 by ins]t+ 1 
dep5d5t1 or bo?1 z ! case may be1 aft]  
ability ( ! s]vicememb]4