I
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 re-
ferred 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 Se-
lective Service to prepare a report regarding the develop-
ment of a viable standby registration program for use
only during national emergencies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Selective Service
Standby Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT EX-
CEPT DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCIES.
(a) SUSPENSION
OF
REGISTRATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act (50
U.S.C. App. 453) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(c) On and after the effective date of the Selective
Service Standby Act of 1995, no person shall be required
to present himself for and submit to registration under
subsection (a) unless a declaration of national emergency
is in effect, as declared by the President after that date.
The President shall provide for the prompt termination
of any declaration of national emergency issued for pur-
poses of this subsection upon the termination of the na-
tional emergency.’’.
(b) SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS FOR PERSONS PRE-
VIOUSLY SUBJECT
TO REGISTRATION.—Section 12 of
such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 462) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) In addition to the exception provided by sub-
section (g), a person may not be denied a right, privilege,
benefit, or employment position under Federal law on the
grounds that the person failed to present himself for and
submit to registration under section 3 before the effective
date of the Selective Service Standby Act of 1995.’’.
SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF ACTIVITIES OF SELECTIVE SERV-
ICE SYSTEM BOARDS.
Section 17 of the Military Selective Service Act (50
U.S.C. App. 467) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(d) Except during a national emergency declared by
the President, on and after the effective date of the Selec-
tive Service Standby Act of 1995—
‘‘(1) the President may not appoint a person as
a member of a civilian local board, civilian appeal
board, or similar local agency of the Selective Serv-
ice System; and
‘‘(2) any such board established under section
10(b)(3) may not meet.’’.
SEC. 4. REPORT ON STANDBY REGISTRATION PROGRAM
FOR USE DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCIES.
Not later than 150 days after the effective date of
this Act, the Director of the Selective Service shall submit
to Congress a report detailing a standby emergency man-
power mobilization program to be used by the Selective
Service System only during national emergencies for the
registration of persons who would be subject to registra-
tion under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act