For the purposes of establishing the residency of a spouse of a servicemember for any purpose (including the registration of a business), the spouse of a servicemember may elect to use the same residence as the servicemember regardless of the date on which the marriage of the spouse and the servicemember occurred.

(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title VII, § 707, as added Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVII, § 1739(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1820; amended Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title X, § 1081(c), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1922.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 117–81 made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 116–92, § 1739(a).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of of 2021 Amendment

Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title X, § 1081(c), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1922, provided that the amendment made by section 1081(c) is effective Dec. 20, 2019.