H.R. 1509 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1509 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Rangel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend the Military Selective Service Act to require the reinstatement of the draft whenever an authorization on the use of military force or declaration of war is in effect and to provide for the registration of women with the Selective Service System, and for other purposes. 1. Reinstatement of military draft as part of an authorization on the use of military force or declaration of war Subsection (c) of section 17 of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 467) is amended to read as follows: (c) Reinstatement of draft (1) Reinstatement required As soon as practicable upon the enactment of a law containing an authorization on the use of military force or a declaration of war, the President shall resume the induction of persons subject to registration under section 3(a) for training and service in the Armed Forces so that service and sacrifice in the Armed Forces during the period of such authorization or declaration is shared broadly among the American people. (2) Termination authority The President may terminate the induction of persons under paragraph (1) upon the expiration of the authorization on the use of military force or declaration of war that was the basis for the resumption of induction. . 2. Application of Military Selective Service registration and induction requirements to female citizens and residents of the United States Section 3(a) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 453(a)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by striking male both places it appears; and (B) by inserting or herself after himself; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking he continues and inserting the alien continues. 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to any law containing an authorization on the use of military force or a declaration of war enacted after January 1, 2015.