50 U.S.C. § 3996 — Perfection or defense of rights

(a) Right to take action not affected. This subchapter does not affect a servicemember’s right, during military service^*, to take an action authorized by law or Interior Department regulations to perfect, defend, or further assert rights that began or were acquired before military service.

(b) Affidavits and proofs. (1) In general. During military service, a servicemember^* may make any affidavit or submit any proof required by law, practice, or Interior Department regulation concerning the entry, perfection, defense, or further assertion of those earlier rights before an officer authorized to provide notary services under 10 U.S.C. § 1044a or before any superior commissioned officer. (2) Legal status of affidavits. Those affidavits have legal force and are subject to the same penalties as those provided by 18 U.S.C. § 1001.