ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CIVIL AFFAIRS OF MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.

SEC. 583. ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CIVIL AFFAIRS OF MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. (a) Authority.—Subsection (a) of section 1588 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(5) Legal services voluntarily provided as legal assistance under section 1044 of this title.”. (b) Defense of Legal Malpractice.—Subsection (d)(1) of that section is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(E) Section 1054 of this title (relating to legal malpractice), for a person voluntarily providing legal services accepted under subsection (a)(5), as if the person were providing the services as an attorney of a legal staff within the Department of Defense.”.