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50 U.S.C. § 3912 — Purpose
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to provide for, strengthen, and expedite the national defense through protection extended by this chapter to servicemembers of the United States to enable such persons to devote their entire energy to the defense needs of the Nation; and
(2) to provide for the temporary suspension of judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that may adversely affect the civil rights of servicemembers during their military service.
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to provide for, strengthen, and expedite the national defense through protection extended by this chapter to servicemembers of the United States to enable such persons to devote their entire energy to the defense needs of the Nation; and
(2) to provide for the temporary suspension of judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that may adversely affect the civil rights of servicemembers during their military service.
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**(a) In general** Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may in a civil action—
(1) obtain any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief with respect to the violation;
(2) recover all other appropriate relief, including monetary damages; and
(3) be a representative party on behalf of members of a class or be a member of a class, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, notwithstanding any previous agreement to the contrary.
**(b) Costs and attorney fees** The court may award to a person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter who prevails in an action brought under subsection (a) the costs of the action, including a reasonable attorney fee.
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3912
1 See References in Text note below.
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 3911. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) Servicemember
The term ‘‘servicemember’’ means a member
of the uniformed services, as that term is de-
fined in section 101(a)(5) of title 10.
(2) Military service
The term ‘‘military service’’ means—
(A) in the case of a servicemember who is
a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Ma-
rine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard—
(i) active duty, as defined in section
101(d)(1) of title 10, and
(ii) in the case of a member of the Na-
tional Guard, includes service under a call
to active service authorized by the Presi-
dent or the Secretary of Defense for a pe-
riod of more than 30 consecutive days
under section 502(f) of title 32 for purposes
of responding to a national emergency de-
clared by the President and supported by
Federal funds;
(B) in the case of a servicemember who is
a commissioned officer of the Public Health
Service or the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration, active service; and
(C)
any
period
during
which
a
servicemember is absent from duty on ac-
count of sickness, wounds, leave, or other
lawful cause.
(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 serv-
ice or dies while in military service.
(4) Dependent
The term ‘‘dependent’’, with respect to a
servicemember, means—
(A) the servicemember’s spouse;
(B) the servicemember’s child (as defined
in section 101(4) of title 38); or
(C)
an
individual
for
whom
the
servicemember provided more tha
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