This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Service Member Resi- dence Protection Act’’.

(a) PREEMPTION.—The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (54 Stat. 1178; 50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) is amended by inserting, after section 301, the following new section:

      “SEC. 301A. PREEMPTION OF SQUATTER'S RIGHTS.
      ‘‘Any State law establishing squatter’s rights shall
      not apply to premises—
      ‘‘(1) owned by a servicemember; and
      ‘‘(2) occupied by a squatter during a period of
      military service of such servicemember.”‘’
    

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3901(b)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 301 the following new item:

• “301A. Preemption of squatter’s rights.”