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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2509 

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 

APRIL 14, 2021 

Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DESAULNIER, 

Mr. MASSIE, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Selective Service Re5 peal Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT. 

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

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 is repealed. 

4 (b) TRANSFERS IN CONNECTION WITH REPEAL.— 

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

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

7 Office of Selective Service Records shall not be reestab8 lished upon the repeal of the Act. Not later than 180 days 

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

10 contracts, property, and records held by the Selective 

11 Service System, and the unexpended balances of any ap12 propriations available to the Selective Service System, 

13 shall be transferred to the Administrator of General Serv14 ices upon the repeal of the Act. The Director of the Office 

15 of Personnel Management shall assist officers and employ16 ees of the Selective Service System to transfer to other 

17 positions in the executive branch. 

18 (c) EFFECT ON EXISTING SANCTIONS.— 

19 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

20 a person may not be denied a right, privilege, ben21 efit, or employment position under Federal law on 

22 the grounds that the person failed to present himself 

23 for and submit to registration under section 3 of the 

24 Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3802), be25 fore the repeal of that Act by subsection (a). 


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

2 political authority of two or more States may not 

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

4 having the force and effect of law to penalize or 

5 deny any privilege or benefit to a person who failed 

6 to present himself for and submit to registration 

7 under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act 

8 (50 U.S.C. 3802), before the repeal of that Act by 

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

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

11 possession of the United States. 

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

13 registration under section 3 of the Military Selective 

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

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

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

17 a person lacks good moral character or is unsuited 

18 for any privilege or benefit. 

19 (d) CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.—Nothing con20 tained in this Act shall be construed to undermine or di21 minish the rights of conscientious objectors under laws 

22 and regulations of the United States. 

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