source:
  type: regulation
  id: scra-50usc-3911
  authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3911 — Definitions
  description: 'SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.), §3911 Definitions. Captured section-complete
    from Cornell LII (verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: scra-50usc-3911-full
  canonical_id: scra-50usc-3911-full
  section: 50 U.S.C. §3911
  description: 'Definitions: For the purposes of this chapter: (1) Servicemember The term “ servicemember ” means
    a member of the uniformed services, as that term is defined 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…'
  type: definition
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3911
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3911
    snapshot_id: 6139ea5fda1b5a6e
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:5e508d4782804573e4fad5e9bc3f30a401aa787d0038d7210268a7c0bf0c758e
    paragraph_quote: 'For the purposes of this chapter: (1) Servicemember The term “ servicemember ” means a member
      of the uniformed services, as that term is defined 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, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard —'
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 50 U.S.C. §3911 from Cornell LII snapshot 6139ea5fda1b5a6e; body isolated
      between nav and Editorial/Statutory Notes; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: scra-50usc-3911-i
  canonical_id: scra-50usc-3911-i
  section: 50 U.S.C. §3911(i)
  description: 'Definitions — (i): (i) active duty, as defined in section 101(d)(1) of title 10 , and (ii) in the
    case of a member of the National Guard, includes service under a call to active service authorized by the President
    or the Secretary of Defense for a period of more than 30 consecutive days under section 502(f) of title 3…'
  type: definition
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3911
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3911
    snapshot_id: 6139ea5fda1b5a6e
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:5e508d4782804573e4fad5e9bc3f30a401aa787d0038d7210268a7c0bf0c758e
    paragraph_quote: (i) active duty, as defined in section 101(d)(1) of title 10 , and (ii) in the case of a member
      of the National Guard, includes service under a call to active service authorized by the President or the
      Secretary of Defense for a period of more than 30 consecutive days under section 502(f) of title 32 for purposes
      of responding to a national emergency declared 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 Atmospheric Administration , active service; and (C) any period during which a servicemember is absent
      from duty on account 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 service 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 than one-half of the individual’s support
      for 180 days immediately preceding an application for relief under this chapter. (5) Court The term “ court
      ” means a court or an administrative agency of the United States or of any State (including any political
      subdivision of a State ), whether or not a court or administrative agency of record. (6) State The term “
      State ” includes— (A) a commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States ; and (B) the District
      of Columbia. (7) Secretary concerned The term “ Secretary concerned ”— (A) with respect to a member of the
      armed forces, has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10 ; (B) with respect to a commissioned
      officer of the Public Health Service, means the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and (C) with respect
      to a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , means the Secretary of
      Commerce . (8) Motor vehicle The term “ motor vehicle ” has the meaning given that term in section 30102(a)(6)
      of title 49 . [1] (9) Judgment The term “ judgment ” means any judgment , decree, order, or ruling, final
      or temporary. (Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title I, § 101, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1 , Dec. 19, 2003 , 117
      Stat. 2836 ; amended Pub. L. 108–454, title VII, § 701 , Dec. 10, 2004 , 118 Stat. 3624 ; Pub. L. 118–31,
      div. A, title XVII, § 1742(c)(1) , Dec. 22, 2023 , 137 Stat. 681 .) [1] See References in Text note below.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 50 U.S.C. §3911 subsection (i) from Cornell LII snapshot 6139ea5fda1b5a6e;
      body isolated between nav and Editorial/Statutory Notes; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
