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handle is hein.crs/goveetw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 4 Congressional SaResearch Service FY2022 NDAA: Selective Service and Draft Registration Updated November 8, 2021 Background Several provisions introduced as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY2022 NDAA) would make changes to the Military Selective Service Act (MSSA). The MSSA provides statutory authority for the federal government to maintain a Selective Service Agency as an independent 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 Selective Service System (SSS). Women have never been required to register. 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. Conscription (the draft) has been used to help meet military manpower needs at various times in U. S. history since the Civil War. The President's draft induction authority 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, through Proclamation 4771, 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. The SSS manages the registration requirement and mobilization planning with an annual budget of about $26 million. In the FY2017 NDAA (P.L. 114-328), Congress established aNational 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 These recommendations formed the basis of the Inspire to Serve Act of 2020 (H.R. 6415) introduced in the 116th Congress. Provisions from this bill appear in the FY2022 NDAA (see Table 1). Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11780 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Membersand Committeesof Congress

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