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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5492 

To repeal the Military Selective Service Act, and thereby terminate the registration requirements of such Act and eliminate civilian local boards, 

civilian appeal boards, and similar local agencies of the Selective Service 

System. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 19, 2019 

Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To repeal the Military Selective Service Act, and thereby 

terminate the registration requirements of such Act and 

eliminate civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, and 

similar local agencies of the Selective Service System. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. REPEAL OF MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE 

4 ACT. 

5 (a) REPEAL.—The Military Selective Service Act (50 

6 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is repealed. 

7 (b) TRANSFERS IN CONNECTION WITH REPEAL.— 

8 Notwithstanding the proviso in section 10(a)(4) of the 


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1 Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3809(a)(4)), the 

2 Office of Selective Service Records shall not be reestab3 lished upon the repeal of the Act. Not later than 180 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the assets, 

5 contracts, property, and records held by the Selective 

6 Service System, and the unexpended balances of any ap7 propriations available to the Selective Service System, 

8 shall be transferred to the Administrator of General Serv9 ices upon the repeal of the Act. The Director of the Office 

10 of Personnel Management shall assist officers and employ11 ees of the Selective Service System to transfer to other 

12 positions in the executive branch. 

13 (c) EFFECT ON EXISTING SANCTIONS.— 

14 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

15 a person may not be denied a right, privilege, ben16 efit, or employment position under Federal law on 

17 the grounds that the person failed to present himself 

18 for and submit to registration under section 3 of the 

19 Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3802), be20 fore the repeal of that Act by subsection (a). 

21 (2) A State, political subdivision of a State, or 

22 political authority of two or more States may not 

23 enact or enforce a law, regulation, or other provision 

24 having the force and effect of law to penalize or 

25 deny any privilege or benefit to a person who failed 


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1 to present himself for and submit to registration 

2 under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act 

3 (50 U.S.C. 3802), before the repeal of that Act by 

4 subsection (a). In this section, ‘‘State’’ means a 

5 State, the District of Columbia, and a territory or 

6 possession of the United States. 

7 (3) Failing to present oneself for and submit to 

8 registration under section 3 of the Military Selective 

9 Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3802), before the repeal of 

10 that Act by subsection (a), shall not be reason for 

11 any entity of the U.S. Government to determine that 

12 a person lacks good moral character or is unsuited 

13 for any privilege or benefit. 

14 (d) CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.—Nothing con15 tained in this Act shall be construed to undermine or di16 minish the rights of conscientious objectors under laws 

17 and regulations of the United States. 

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