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title: "50 U.S.C. § 3911"
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description: "Definitions"
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title_number: 50
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title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
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chapter_number: "50"
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chapter_name: "SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF"
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section: "3911"
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# 50 U.S.C. § 3911 - Definitions
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## Text
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For the purposes of this chapter:
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(1) Servicemember The term “servicemember” means a member of the uniformed services, as that term is defined in section 101(a)(5) of title 10.
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(2) Military service The term “military service” means—
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(A) in the case of a servicemember who is a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard—
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(i) active duty, as defined in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, and
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(ii) in the case of a member of the National Guard, includes service under a call to active service authorized by the President or the Secretary of Defense for a period of more than 30 consecutive days under section 502(f) of title 32 for purposes of responding to a national emergency declared by the President and supported by Federal funds;
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(B) in the case of a servicemember who is a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, active service; and
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(C) any period during which a servicemember is absent from duty on account of sickness, wounds, leave, or other lawful cause.
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(3) Period of military service The term “period of military service” means the period beginning on the date on which a servicemember enters military service and ending on the date on which the servicemember is released from military service or dies while in military service.
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(4) Dependent The term “dependent”, with respect to a servicemember, means—
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(A) the servicemember’s spouse;
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(B) the servicemember’s child (as defined in section 101(4) of title 38); or
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(C) an individual for whom the servicemember provided more than one-half of the individual’s support for 180 days immediately preceding an application for relief under this chapter.
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(5) Court The term “court” means a court or an administrative agency of the United States or of any State (including any political subdivision of a State), whether or not a court or administrative agency of record.
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(6) State The term “State” includes—
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(A) a commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; and
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(B) the District of Columbia.
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(7) Secretary concerned The term “Secretary concerned”—
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(A) with respect to a member of the armed forces, has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10;
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(B) with respect to a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service, means the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and
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(C) with respect to a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, means the Secretary of Commerce.
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(8) Motor vehicle The term “motor vehicle” has the meaning given that term in section 30102(a)(6) of title 49.11 See References in Text note below.
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(9) Judgment The term “judgment” means any judgment, decree, order, or ruling, final or temporary.
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(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title I, § 101, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2836; amended Pub. L. 108–454, title VII, § 701, Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3624; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1742(c)(1), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 681.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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References in TextSection 30102(a)(6) of title 49, referred to in par. (8), was redesignated section 30102(a)(7) of title 49 by Pub. L. 114–94, div. B, title XXIV, § 24109(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1706.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 511 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 101 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. I, 54 Stat. 1179; Pub. L. 92–540, title V, § 504(1), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1098; Pub. L. 102–12, § 9(1), Mar. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 38; Pub. L. 107–330, title III, § 305, Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2826, related to definitions, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108–189.
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Amendments2023—Par. (2)(A). Pub. L. 118–31 inserted “Space Force,” after “Marine Corps,” in introductory provisions. 2004—Par. (9). Pub. L. 108–454 added par. (9).
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection applicable to any case not final before Dec. 19, 2003, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.
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