A citizen of the United States who is serving with the forces of a nation with which the United States is allied in the prosecution of a war or military action is entitled to the relief and protections provided under this chapter if that service with the allied force is similar to military service as defined in this chapter. The relief and protections provided to such citizen shall terminate on the date of discharge or release from such service. (Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title I, § 104, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1 , Dec. 19, 2003 , 117 Stat. 2839 .) Editorial Notes Codification Section was formerly classified to section 514 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Prior Provisions A prior section 104 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. I, as added Oct. 6, 1942, ch. 581, § 4, 56 Stat. 770 , related to extension of benefits to citizens serving with forces of war allies, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108–189 . Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date Section applicable to any case not final before Dec. 19, 2003 , see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189 , set out as a note under section 3901 of this title .