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50 U.S.C. § 3901 — Private right of action
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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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**(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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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “court” means—
(A) any court of competent jurisdiction of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands;
(B) any court of the United States (as defined in [section 451 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section451&num=0&edition=prelim)) having competent jurisdiction;
(C) any court of competent jurisdiction of a foreign country with which the United States has an agreement requiring the United States to honor any court order of such country; and
(D) any administrative or judicial tribunal of a State competent to enter orders for support or maintenance (including a State agency administering a program under a State plan approved under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act), and, for purposes of this subparagraph, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
(2) The term “court order” means a final decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation issued by a court, or a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement incident to such a decree (including a final decree modifying the terms of a previously issued decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation, or a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement incident to such previously issued decree), or a support order, as defined in section 453(p) of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 653(p)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section653/p&num=0&edition=prelim)), which—
(A) is issued in accor
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**(a) Interest.—** A creditor who extends consumer credit to a covered member of the armed forces or a dependent of such a member shall not require the member or dependent to pay interest with respect to the extension of such credit, except as—
(1) agreed to under the terms of the credit agreement or promissory note;
(2) authorized by applicable State or Federal law; and
(3) not specifically prohibited by this section.
**(b) Annual Percentage Rate.—** A creditor described in subsection (a) may not impose an annual percentage rate of interest greater than 36 percent with respect to the consumer credit extended to a covered member or a dependent of a covered member.
**(c) Mandatory Loan Disclosures.—**
(1) **Information required.—** — With respect to any extension of consumer credit (including any consumer credit originated or extended through the internet) to a covered member or a dependent of a covered member, a creditor shall provide to the member or dependent the following information orally and in writing before the issuance of the credit:
(A) A statement of the annual percentage rate of interest applicable to the extension of credit.
(B) Any disclosures required under the Truth in Lending Act ([15 U.S.C. 1601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(C) A clear description of the payment obligations of the member or dependent, as applicable.
(2) **Terms.—** — Such disclosures shall be presented in accordance with terms prescribed by the regulations issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to implement the Truth in Lending Act ([15 U.S.C. 1601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
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**(a) Authorization to provide information, advice, and technical assistance; scope of assistance; authorization of appropriations**
(1) The Secretary is authorized to provide, or contract with public or private organizations to provide, information, advice, and technical assistance, including but not limited to—
(i) the assembly, correlation, publication, and dissemination of information with respect to the construction, rehabilitation, and operation of low- and moderate-income housing;
(ii) the provision of advice and technical assistance to public bodies or to nonprofit or cooperative organizations with respect to the construction, rehabilitation, and operation of low- and moderate-income housing, including assistance with respect to self-help and mutual self-help programs;
(iii) counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners with respect to property maintenance, financial management, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions and in meeting the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; and
(iv) the provision of technical assistance to communities, particularly smaller communities, to assist such communities in planning, developing, and administering Community Development Programs pursuant to title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 [[42 U.S.C. 5301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
(2) The Secretary (A) shall provide the services described in clause (iii) of paragraph (1) for homeowners assisted under section 235 of the National Housing Act [[12 U.S.C. 1715z](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1715z&num=0&edition=prelim)]; (B) shall, in consultation with
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The terms governing the termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts described in sections 305 and 305A, respectively, of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ([50 U.S.C. 3955](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3955&num=0&edition=prelim) and 3956) with respect to servicemembers who receive military orders described in such Act [[50 U.S.C. 3901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to members of the Foreign Service who are posted in the United States or posted abroad in accordance with this chapter.
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**(a) General rule** The net collection of taxes imposed by chapter 1 for each taxable year with respect to an individual to whom section 931 or 932(c) applies shall be covered into the Treasury of the specified possession of which such individual is a bona fide resident.
**(b) Definition and special rule** For purposes of this section—
(1) **Net collections** — In determining net collections for a taxable year, an appropriate adjustment shall be made for credits allowed against the tax liability and refunds made of income taxes for the taxable year.
(2) **Specified possession** — The term “specified possession” means Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
**(c) Transfers** The transfers of funds between the United States and any specified possession required by this section shall be made not less frequently than annually.
**(d) Federal personnel** In addition to the amount determined under subsection (a), the United States shall pay to each specified possession at such times and in such manner as determined by the Secretary—
(1) the amount of the taxes deducted and withheld by the United States under chapter 24 with respect to compensation paid to members of the Armed Forces who are stationed in such possession but who have no income tax liability to such possession with respect to such compensation by reason of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ([50 U.S.C. 3901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), and
(2) the amount of the taxes deducted and withheld under chapter 24 with respect to amounts paid for services performed as an employee of the United States (or any agency thereof) in a specified possession with respect to an individual unless section
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**(a) In general** Active service of officers of the Administration shall be deemed to be active military service for the purposes of all rights, privileges, immunities, and benefits under the following:
(1) Laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(2) The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act [[50 U.S.C. 3901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
(3) [Section 410 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section410&num=0&edition=prelim), as in effect before September 1, 1950.
**(b) Exercise of authority** In the administration of the laws and regulations referred to in subsection (a), with respect to the Administration, the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments and their respective departments shall be exercised by the Secretary of Commerce.
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**(a) General Entitlement.—**
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is entitled to a basic allowance for housing at the monthly rates prescribed under this section or another provision of law with regard to the applicable component of the basic allowance for housing. The amount of the basic allowance for housing for a member will vary according to the pay grade in which the member is assigned or distributed for basic pay purposes, the dependency status of the member, and the geographic location of the member. The basic allowance for housing may be paid in advance.
(2) A member of a uniformed service with dependents is not entitled to a basic allowance for housing as a member with dependents unless the member makes a certification to the Secretary concerned indicating the status of each dependent of the member. The certification shall be made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
**(b) Basic Allowance for Housing Inside the United States.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the rates of the basic allowance for housing that are applicable for the various military housing areas in the United States. The rates for an area shall be based on the costs of adequate housing determined for the area under paragraph (2).
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall determine the costs of adequate housing in a military housing area in the United States for all members of the uniformed services entitled to a basic allowance for housing in that area. The Secretary shall base the determination upon the costs of adequate housing for civilians with comparable income levels in the same area. After June 30, 2001, the Secretary may not differentiate between members with dependents in pay
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**(a) Rights, privileges, immunities, and benefits accorded to commissioned officers or their survivors** Except as provided in subsection (b), commissioned officers of the Service and their surviving beneficiaries shall, with respect to active service performed by such officers—
(1) in time of war;
(2) on detail for duty with the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard; or
(3) while the Service is part of the military forces of the United States pursuant to Executive order of the President;
be entitled to all rights, privileges, immunities, and benefits now or hereafter provided under any law of the United States in the case of commissioned officers of the Army or their surviving beneficiaries on account of active military service, except retired pay and uniform allowances.
**(b) Award of decorations** The President may prescribe the conditions under which commissioned officers of the Service may be awarded military ribbons, medals, and decorations.
**(c) Authority of Surgeon General** The authority vested by law in the Department of the Army, the Secretary of the Army, or other officers of the Department of the Army with respect to rights, privileges, immunities, and benefits referred to in subsection (a) shall be exercised, with respect to commissioned officers of the Service, by the Surgeon General.
**(d) Active service deemed active military service with respect to laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs** Active service of commissioned officers of the Service shall be deemed to be active military service in the Armed Forces of the United States for the purposes of all laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (except the Servicemen’s Indemnity Act of 1951) and [section 417 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml
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**(a) Consent to support enforcement** Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including [section 407 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section407&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 5301 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section5301&num=0&edition=prelim)), effective January 1, 1975, moneys (the entitlement to which is based upon remuneration for employment) due from, or payable by, the United States or the District of Columbia (including any agency, subdivision, or instrumentality thereof) to any individual, including members of the Armed Forces of the United States, shall be subject, in like manner and to the same extent as if the United States or the District of Columbia were a private person, to withholding in accordance with State law enacted pursuant to subsections (a)(1) and (b) of [section 666 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section666&num=0&edition=prelim) and regulations of the Secretary under such subsections, and to any other legal process brought, by a State agency administering a program under a State plan approved under this part or by an individual obligee, to enforce the legal obligation of the individual to provide child support or alimony.
**(b) Consent to requirements applicable to private person** With respect to notice to withhold income pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (b) of [section 666 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section666&num=0&edition=prelim), or any other order or process to enforce support obligations against an individual (if the order or process contains or is accompanied by sufficient data to permit prompt identification of the in
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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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