The purposes of this chapter are—
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
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.
Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, § 2Pub. L. 108–189, § 1117 Stat. 2836(, as added , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 502 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 88854 Stat. 1179Pub. L. 108–189Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 100 of , art. I, , prior to the general amendment of this Act by .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189section 3901 of this titleSection applicable to any case not final before , see , set out as a note under .