Protecting Servicemembers from Debt Collectors Act

Protecting Servicemembers from Debt Collectors Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to review and update DOD Directive 1344.09 (Indebtedness of Military Personnel) and any associated regulations to ensure that such regulations comply with federal consumer protection law with respect to the collection of debt.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3196 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3196

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to review and update Department of 
  Defense regulations to ensure such regulations comply with Federal 
    consumer protection law with respect to the collection of debt.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 2017

  Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to review and update Department of 
  Defense regulations to ensure such regulations comply with Federal 
    consumer protection law with respect to the collection of debt.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited ``Protecting Servicemembers from Debt 
Collectors Act''.

SEC. 2. REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEBT COLLECTION REGULATIONS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall review and update Department of 
Defense Directive 1344.09 and any associated regulations to ensure such 
regulations comply with Federal consumer protection law with respect to 
the collection of debt.
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