50 U.S.C. § 3902

Current through P.L. 118-59 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/07/2024)

Section 3902 - Purpose

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.

50 U.S.C. § 3902

Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, §2, as added Pub. L. 108-189, §1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2836.

EDITORIAL NOTES

CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 502 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

PRIOR PROVISIONSProvisions similar to this section were contained in section 100 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. I, 54 Stat. 1179, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108-189.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

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.