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Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-110

§3916 Information for Members of the Armed Forces and Their Dependents on Rights and Protections of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

Title 50 › CHAPTER 50 — SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 3916

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must give every service member information about the rights and protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Give it when the member goes through initial orientation training. For reserve members, give it at orientation and again if they are mobilized or ordered to active duty for a period of more than one year. The Secretary can also give the information at other times as needed. The Secretary may also give the same information to adult dependents. Definitions: "dependent" — a person who relies on the member (see SCRA section 101). "Secretary concerned" — the military department head responsible for the member (see SCRA section 101).

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Title 50, §3916

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(a)Outreach to members
The Secretary concerned shall provide to each member of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary pertinent information on the rights and protections available to members and their dependents under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act [50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.].
(b)Time of provision
The information required to be provided under subsection (a) to a member shall be provided at the following times:
(1)During the initial orientation training of the member.
(2)In the case of a member of a reserve component, during the initial orientation training of the member and when the member is mobilized or otherwise individually called or ordered to active duty for a period of more than one year.
(3)At such other times as the Secretary concerned considers appropriate.
(c)Outreach to dependents
The Secretary concerned may provide to the adult dependents of members under the jurisdiction of the Secretary pertinent information on the rights and protections available to members and their dependents under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act [50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.].
(d)Definitions
In this section, the terms “dependent” and “Secretary concerned” have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act [50 U.S.C. 3911].

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The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), is act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, 54 Stat. 1178, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 3901 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 515a of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, and not as part of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act which comprises this chapter.

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50 U.S.C. § 3916

Title 50, War and National Defense

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110