I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5882 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2018 Mrs. Bustos (for herself and Mr. Wenstrup ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the termination by a spouse of a lessee of certain leases when the lessee dies while in military service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief Act . 2. Termination of leases of premises of deceased servicemembers who die while in military service Section 305(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3955 ) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking by lessee ; (2) in the heading for paragraph (1), by striking In general and inserting Termination by lessee ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Death of lessee The spouse of the lessee on a lease described in subsection (b)(1) may terminate the lease during the one-year period beginning on the date of the death of the lessee, if the lessee dies while in military service. .