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handle is hein.crs/govekfw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: \Congressional ____ A4 Research Service FY2023 NDAA: Selective Service and Draft Registration Updated January 12, 2023 Background Several provisions in the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)-reported National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA; S. 4543) would have amended 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 U.S. Armed Forces 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. Women are not required to register. Congress did not include any of the SASC-proposed provisions in the enacted FY2023 NDAA. Since the Civil War, conscription (the draft) of registered males has been used to meet military personnel needs at various times in U.S. history. 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. The Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2023 (P.L. 117-328), enacted on December 29, 2022 includes $31.7 million for the SSS; $2.5 million more than the FY2022 appropriation of $29.2 million, and $0.5 million above the FY2023 budget request of $29.7 million. 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, Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11973 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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