For purposes of this article:

1. (1) "Dependent", with respect to a servicemember, has the meaning set forth in 50 U.S.C. Section 3911(4).

2. (2) "Military service" means any of the following:

   1. (a) the meaning set forth in 50 U.S.C. Section 3911(2);

   2. (b) in the case of a servicemember who is a member or reserve member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including:

      1. (i) full-time training duty;
      2. (ii) annual training duty; and
      3. (iii) attendance while at a school designated as a service school by federal law or by the secretary of the military department concerned;

   3. (c) in the case of a member of the South Carolina National Guard, service under a call to active:

      1. (i) service authorized by the President of the United States or the Secretary of Defense for a period of more than thirty days in response to a national emergency declared by the President of the United States; or
      2. (ii) duty authorized pursuant to Article 15 for a period of more than thirty consecutive days;
   4. (d) in the case of a member of the National Guard of another state, service under an order of the governor of that state, which is similar to South Carolina state active duty, for a period of more than thirty consecutive days;
   5. (e) 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; or
   6. (f) any period during which a servicemember is absent from duty on account of sickness, wounds, leave, or other lawful cause.
3. (3) "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. (4) "Servicemember" means an individual engaged in military service or a member of the uniformed services, as that term is defined in 50 U.S.C. Section 3911(1).

HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 23 (H.3180), Section 1, eff April 26, 2019.

Editor's Note

2019 Act No. 23, Section 3, provides as follows:

"SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to contracts entered into on or after that date."