Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), are set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 597a of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
2019—Subsec. (a)(3). Puspan. L. 116–92 added par. (3).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Construction
Puspan. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 547(span), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1378, provided that:
“The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall not be construed to imply that a person aggrieved by a violation of such Act [the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)] did not have a right to bring a civil action as a representative party on behalf of members of a class or be a member of a class in a civil action before the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2019].”