HR 2500 · 96th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Military Selective Service Registration Act of 1979
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.(1979-02-28)
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Military Selective Service Registration Act of 1979 - Directs the President to prepare and transmit to the Congress a plan to reform the existing procedures for the registration and inductment of persons for training and service in the armed forces including: (1) the desirability and feasibility of automatically registering individuals through a centralized automated system using school records and other existing records; (2) the enactment of authority for the President to induct registered individuals during periods when the President determines that such authority is required in the interest of national defense; (3) whether women should be subject to registration and induction; (4) the desirability of using 1980 census data to accomplish the registration of 18 year olds; and (5) such changes in the organization and operation of the Selective Service System as are necessary to provide for more efficient and expeditious mobilization to meet the personnel requirements of the armed forces. Amends the Military Selective Service Act to require individuals who attain the age of 18 after December 31, 1980, to register for selective service pursuant to such Act. Stipulates that the Presid…
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