50 U.S.C. § 4022
Power of attorney
United States · Title 50 — WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE · Status: effective
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- 50 U.S.C. § 4022, Power of attorney, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/492767
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A power of attorney of a servicemember shall be automatically extended for the period the servicemember is in a missing status (as defined in section 551(2) of title 37) if the power of attorney—
was duly executed by the servicemember—
before entry into military service but after the servicemember—
A power of attorney executed by a servicemember may not be extended under subsection (a) if the document by its terms clearly indicates that the power granted expires on the date specified even though the servicemember, after the date of execution of the document, enters a missing status.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Servicemembers Civil Relief ActHouse: 425–0Senate: no recorded tally