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handle is hein.crs/goveiaf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: \Congressional ____ ~ Research Service FY2023 NDAA: Selective Service and Draft Registration July 29, 2022 Background Several provisions in the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)-reported National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA; S. 4543) would make changes to the Military Selective Service Act (MSSA; 50 U.S.C. §3801 et seq.). The MSSA provides statutory authority for the federal government to maintain an independent Selective Service Agency responsible for managing the Selective Service System (SSS) and for delivering qualified civilian men for induction into the Armed Forces of the United States when authorized by the President and Congress. Under the MSSA, all male U.S. citizens and most male noncitizen residents of the United States between the ages of 18 and 26 are required to register with the SSS. Knowingly or willfully failing to register may result in certain federal and state penalties including fines, imprisonment, and ineligibility for federal employment or workforce programs. While legislative proposals have been introduced to require women to register, none of these has been enacted. Conscription (the draft) of registered males has been used to meet military manpower needs at various times in U.S. history since the Civil War. The President's draft induction authority last expired on July 2, 1973, preceding the transition to an all-volunteer force. In 1975, President Gerald Ford temporarily terminated the registration requirement and the SSS reduced its functions. In 1980, in response to Cold War threats, President Jimmy Carter reinstated the male registration requirement, which remains in force. While the registration requirement remains in effect, Congress has not taken any action to reinstate the draft induction authority. If Congress and the President reinstated the draft induction authority, some deferments and exemptions, including religious exemptions, would apply under current law. The SSS manages the registration requirement and mobilization planning. Its proposed budget for FY2023 is $29.7 million-$500,000 more than the FY2022 appropriation of $29.2 million, according to the accompanying report (H.Rept. 117-393). In the FY2017 NDAA (P.L. 114-328), Congress established a National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (MNAPS Commission) to help consider options for the future of the MSSA. The Commission's final report, released in March 2020, included recommendations for amending the MSSA, including requiring women to register for the draft. These recommendations formed the basis of the Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11973 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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