,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,coffman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 
and ,mrs4 ,roby7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to deauthorize the ,military   
,selective ,service ,act1 including the 
registration requirement and the        
activities of civilian local boards1    
civilian appeal boards1 and similar     
local agencies of the ,selective        
,service ,system1 except during a       
national emergency declared by the      
,president1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,national ,emergency ,selective    
,service ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
makes the following findings3  7#a7     
,congress has not given serious         
consideration to conscription since     
establishing the current ,selective     
,service ,system in #aigi4  7#b7 ,the   
,department of ,defense has neither     

plans nor the capabilities to deal with 
conscription1 were conscription under   
the ,military ,selective ,service ,act  
ever reimposed4  7#c7 ,the amendments   
made by this section would allow        
approximately #age ,reserve officers to 
return to more important duties4  7#d7  
,the estimated savings of #bd4b million 
annually from the amendments made by    
this ,act would be better used to reduce
 the ,federal budget deficit4  #c4      
,deauthorization of ,military ,selective
 ,service ,act except during national   
emergencies  7a7 ,restriction of        
,registration ,requirement to ,national 
,emergency ,section #c of the ,military 
,selective ,service ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
,app4 #dec7 is amended--  7#a7 in       
subsection 7a71 by striking ,except as  
otherwise provided in this title1 and   
inserting ,during any period in which a 
declaration of national emergency is in 
effect under subsection 7c712 and  7#b7 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsections3  7c7 ,declaration of       

,national ,emergency ,the ,president    
shall have the authority to declare1 by 
,executive order1 a period of national  
emergency during which the registration 
requirements of subsection 7a7 shall    
apply4 ,the ,president shall provide for
 the prompt termination of the          
declaration of national emergency upon  
the termination of the national         
emergency4  7d7 ,deauthorization of     
registration requirement ,unless a      
declaration of national emergency is in 
effect pursuant to subsection 7c71 on   
and after the date of the enactment of  
the ,national ,emergency ,selective     
,service ,act1 no person shall be       
registered for possible induction for   
training and service in the ,armed      
,forces1 including persons who were     
subject to such registration            
requirements before that date but who   
had not complied with such registration 
requirements by that date4  4  7b7      
,suspension of local boards1 appeal     
boards1 and other selective service     

system agencies2 safeguarding data      
,section #aj of the ,military ,selective
 ,service ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4     
#dfj7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection  
7c71 by adding at the end the following 
new sentence3 ,whenever operations of   
the ,selective ,service ,system are     
suspended under subsection 7i71 the     
,secretary of ,defense shall assume     
responsibility for security of          
,selective ,service ,system data bases42
 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the     
following new subsection3  7i7 ,unless a
 declaration of national emergency is in
 effect pursuant to section #c7;c71 the 
,president may not appoint a person as a
 member of a civilian local board1      
civilian appeal board1 or similar local 
agency of the ,selective ,service       
,system1 and any such board established 
under subsection 7b77#c7 may not meet4  
4  7c7 ,suspension of sanctions for     
persons subject to registration ,section
 #ab of the ,military ,selective        
,service ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #dfb7

 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new subsection3  7h7 ,in      
addition to the exception provided by   
subsection 7g71 a person may not be     
denied a right1 privilege1 benefit1 or  
employment position under ,federal law  
on the grounds that the person failed to
 present himself for and submit to      
registration under section #c unless a  
declaration of national emergency is in 
effect pursuant to subsection 7c7 of    
such section4  4  7d7 ,restriction on   
authorization of appropriations ,section
 #ag7;b7 of the ,military ,selective    
,service ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4      
#dfg7;b77 is amended in the first       
sentence--  7#a7 by striking ,there and 
inserting ,if a declaration of national 
emergency is in effect under section    
#c7;c71 there2 and  7#b7 by inserting   
before the period at the end of the     
sentence the following3 during such     
national emergency4  #d4 ,effective date
 and transfer of unobligated funds  7a7 
,effective date ,this ,act1 and the     

amendments made by this ,act1 shall take
 effect #ij days after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,transfer  
of unobligated funds ,the ,secretary of 
the ,treasury shall transfer the        
unobligated balances available 7as of   
the effective date of this ,act7 to     
carry out the ,military ,selective      
,service ,act to the general fund of the
 ,treasury to reduce the deficit4