(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, United
States Code.
(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, or Coast Guard--
(i) active duty, as defined in section
101(d)(1) of title 10, United
States Code, 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, United States Code, 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, United States Code); 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 Act.
(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, United States Code;
(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, United States Code.
