End the Draft Act

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5867 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5867

             To repeal the Military Selective Service Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 2021

 Mrs. Hartzler (for herself and Mr. Lamborn) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
             To repeal the Military Selective Service Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``End the Draft Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Since 1973, the Armed Forces have relied on an all-
        volunteer force and do not require military conscription to 
        fill personnel requirements.
            (2) The Selective Service System is an independent Federal 
        agency, with an annual budget of approximately $26,000,000, and 
        is responsible for maintaining a database of registrants in 
        case a draft is reinstated.
            (3) Under current law, most men between the ages of 18 and 
        26 who are citizens or residents of the United States are 
        required to register with the Selective Service System.
            (4) Men who fail to register with the Selective Service 
        System are subject to penalties, including criminal penalties 
        and the loss of eligibility for certain Federal and State 
        benefits.
            (5) The United States has not used the draft for induction 
        into the Armed Forces in nearly five decades.
            (6) The United States has only used conscription for 35 of 
        its 245 years of existence.
            (7) The all-volunteer force has been used in military 
        conflicts since 1973, including Operation Desert Storm, 
        Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom.
            (8) The all-volunteer Armed Forces are the most 
        professional and capable military in the world.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT.

    (a) Repeal.--The Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et 
seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Transfers in Connection With Repeal.--Notwithstanding the 
proviso in section 10(a)(4) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 
U.S.C. 3809(a)(4)), the Office of Selective Service Records shall not 
be reestablished upon the repeal of the Act. Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the assets, contracts, 
property, and records held by the Selective Service System, and the 
unexpended balances of any appropriations available to the Selective 
Service System, shall be transferred to the Administrator of General 
Services upon the repeal of the Act. The Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management shall assist officers and employees of the 
Selective Service System to transfer to other positions in the 
executive branch.
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