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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1709

To amend the Military Selective Service Act to suspend the registration

requirement and the activities of civilian local boards, civilian appeal

boards, and similar local agencies of the Selective Service System, except

during national emergencies, and to require the Director of Selective

Service to prepare a report regarding the development of a viable standby

registration program for use only during national emergencies.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 25, 1995

Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. METCALF, Mr. ROHRABACHER,

and Mr. SENSENBRENNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Security

A BILL

To amend the Military Selective Service Act to suspend the

registration requirement and the activities of civilian

local boards, civilian appeal boards, and similar local

agencies of the Selective Service System, except during

national emergencies, and to require the Director of Selective Service to prepare a report regarding the development of a viable standby registration program for use

only during national emergencies.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Selective Service

3 Standby Act of 1995’’.

4 SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT EX5 CEPT DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCIES.

6 (a) SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION REQUIRE7 MENT.—Section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act (50

8 U.S.C. App. 453) is amended by adding at the end the

9 following new subsection:

10 ‘‘(c) On and after the effective date of the Selective

11 Service Standby Act of 1995, no person shall be required

12 to present himself for and submit to registration under

13 subsection (a) unless a declaration of national emergency

14 is in effect, as declared by the President after that date.

15 The President shall provide for the prompt termination

16 of any declaration of national emergency issued for pur17 poses of this subsection upon the termination of the na18 tional emergency.’’.

19 (b) SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS FOR PERSONS PRE20 VIOUSLY SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION.—Section 12 of

21 such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 462) is amended by adding at

22 the end the following new subsection:

23 ‘‘(h) In addition to the exception provided by sub24 section (g), a person may not be denied a right, privilege,

25 benefit, or employment position under Federal law on the

26 grounds that the person failed to present himself for and
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1 submit to registration under section 3 before the effective

2 date of the Selective Service Standby Act of 1995.’’.

3 SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF ACTIVITIES OF SELECTIVE SERV4 ICE SYSTEM BOARDS.

5 Section 17 of the Military Selective Service Act (50

6 U.S.C. App. 467) is amended by adding at the end the

7 following new subsection:

8 ‘‘(d) Except during a national emergency declared by

9 the President, on and after the effective date of the Selec10 tive Service Standby Act of 1995—

11 ‘‘(1) the President may not appoint a person as

12 a member of a civilian local board, civilian appeal

13 board, or similar local agency of the Selective Serv14 ice System; and

15 ‘‘(2) any such board established under section

16 10(b)(3) may not meet.’’.

17 SEC. 4. REPORT ON STANDBY REGISTRATION PROGRAM

18 FOR USE DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCIES.

19 Not later than 150 days after the effective date of

20 this Act, the Director of the Selective Service shall submit

21 to Congress a report detailing a standby emergency man22 power mobilization program to be used by the Selective

23 Service System only during national emergencies for the

24 registration of persons who would be subject to registra25 tion under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act
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1 (50 U.S.C. App. 453). Such report shall include an esti2 mation of the cost to implement and operate the program

3 and an evaluation of the feasibility of using existing and

4 emerging information systems available to the Federal

5 Government to improve the effectiveness of any registra6 tion requirements.

7 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

8 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall

9 take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of the

10 Act.

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