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Mandatory Draft Bill Snuck In - To Be Debated on 6-6-6
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Mandatory Draft Bill
Snuck In - To Be
Debated 6-6-6
6-4-6
On February 14, 2006, Congressman Charles Rangel (Democrat - NY) introduced a bill (Universal National Service Act of 2006 - HR 4752 IH) aiming at drafting everyone - men and women alike - from the ages of 18 to 42 into the military for a minimum period of 2 years.
Or to quote the bill: "To provide for the common defense by requiring all persons in the United States, including women, between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes."
The House is to convene on June 6 (06/06/06] to debate and possibly adopt this bill, that is, unless a vast public outcry succeeds in derailing this insanity, which you can do by writing a letter of protest to your congress person through
http://www.conservativeusa.org/mega-cong.htm or http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html
Phone calls are even better. The numbers of all US Representatives are at:
http://clerk.house.gov/members/index.html
If you question the validity of this bill, go to:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h109-4752http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.4752
Subject: Rep Rangel introduces Draft Bill (for Iran?!):
This was introduced by Rep. Rangel, so I assume it is to spread the
burden or to get attention from the group that is not vulnerable to an
economic draft. I received the message tonight and have not looked at
the Web page.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.4752.IH:
>
> Universal National Service Act of 2006 (Introduced in House)
> HR 4752 IH
>
> 109th CONGRESS
> 2d Session
> H. R. 4752
>
> To provide for the common defense by requiring all persons in
> the United States, including women, between the ages of 18 and
> 42 to perform a period of military service or a period of civilian
> service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland
> security, and for other purposes.
>
> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
>
>
> February 14, 2006
>
> Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred
> to the Committee on Armed Services
>
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>
> A BILL
>
> To provide for the common defense by requiring all persons in
> the United States, including women, between the ages of 18 and
> 42 to perform a period of military service or a period of civilian
> service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland
> security, and for other purposes.
>
>
> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
> United States of America in Congress assembled,
>
>
> SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
>
> (a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the 'Universal National
> Service Act of 2006'.
>
>
> (b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as
> follows:
>
> Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
> Sec. 2. National service obligation.
> Sec. 3. Two-year period of national service.
> Sec. 4. Implementation by the President.
> Sec. 5. Induction.
> Sec. 6. Deferments and postponements.
> Sec. 7. Induction exemptions.
> Sec. 8. Conscientious objection.
> Sec. 9. Discharge following national service.
> Sec. 10. Registration of females under the Military Selective Service
Act.
> Sec. 11. Relation of Act to registration and induction authority of
military selective service Act.
> Sec. 12. Definitions.
>
>
> SEC. 2. NATIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION.
>
> (a) Obligation for Service- It is the obligation of every citizen of
> the United States, and every other person residing in the United
> States, who is between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform a period
> of national service as prescribed in this Act unless exempted
> under the provisions of this Act.
>
> (b) Form of National Service- National service under this Act
> shall be performed either--
>
> (1) as a member of an active or reserve component of the
> uniformed services; or
>
> (2) in a civilian capacity that, as determined by the President,
> promotes the national defense, including national or community
> service and homeland security.
>
> (c) Induction Requirements- The President shall provide for the
> induction of persons covered by subsection (a) to perform
> national service under this Act.
>
> (d) Selection for Military Service- Based upon the needs of the
> uniformed services, the President shall--
>
> (1) determine the number of persons covered by subsection (a)
> whose service is to be performed as a member of an active or
> reserve component of the uniformed services; and
> (2) select the individuals among those persons who are to be
> inducted for military service under this Act.
>
> (e) Civilian Service- Persons covered by subsection (a) who are
> not selected for military service under subsection (d) shall
> perform their national service obligation under this Act in a
> civilian capacity pursuant to subsection (b)(2).
>
>
> SEC. 3. TWO-YEAR PERIOD OF NATIONAL SERVICE.
>
> (a) General Rule- Except as otherwise provided in this section,
> the period of national service performed by a person under this
> Act shall be two years.
>
> (b) Grounds for Extension- At the discretion of the President,
> the period of military service for a member of the uniformed
> services under this Act may be extended--
>
> (1) with the consent of the member, for the purpose of
> furnishing hospitalization, medical, or surgical care for injury or
> illness incurred in line of duty; or
>
> (2) for the purpose of requiring the member to compensate for
> any time lost to training for any cause.
>
> (c) Early Termination- The period of national service for a
> person under this Act shall be terminated before the end of such
> period under the following circumstances:
>
> (1) The voluntary enlistment and active service of the person in
> an active or reserve component of the uniformed services for a
> period of at least two years, in which case the period of basic
> military training and education actually served by the person
> shall be counted toward the term of enlistment.
>
> (2) The admission and service of the person as a cadet or
> midshipman at the United States Military Academy, the United
> States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy,
> the Coast Guard Academy, or the United States Merchant
> Marine Academy.
>
> (3) The enrollment and service of the person in an officer
> candidate program, if the person has signed an agreement to
> accept a Reserve commission in the appropriate service with an
> obligation to serve on active duty if such a commission is
> offered upon completion of the program.
>
> (4) Such other grounds as the President may establish.
>
>
> SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION BY THE PRESIDENT.
>
>
> (a) In General- The President shall prescribe such regulations as
> are necessary to carry out this Act.
>
> (b) Matter to Be Covered by Regulations- Such regulations shall
> include specification of the following:
>
> (1) The types of civilian service that may be performed for a
> person's national service obligation under this Act.
>
> (2) Standards for satisfactory performance of civilian service
> and of penalties for failure to perform civilian service
> satisfactorily.
>
> (3) The manner in which persons shall be selected for induction
> under this Act, including the manner in which those selected will
> be notified of such selection.
>
> (4) All other administrative matters in connection with the
> induction of persons under this Act and the registration,
> examination, and classification of such persons.
>
> (5) A means to determine questions or claims with respect to
> inclusion for, or exemption or deferment from induction under
> this Act, including questions of conscientious objection.
>
> (6) Standards for compensation and benefits for persons
> performing their national service obligation under this Act
> through civilian service.
>
> (7) Such other matters as the President determines necessary to
> carry out this Act.
>
> (c) Use of Prior Act- To the extent determined appropriate by
> the President, the President may use for purposes of this Act the
> procedures provided in the Military Selective Service Act (50
> U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.), including procedures for registration,
> selection, and induction.
>
>
> SEC. 5. INDUCTION.
>
> (a) In General- Every person subject to induction for national
> service under this Act, except those whose training is deferred or
> postponed in accordance with this Act, shall be called and
> inducted by the President for such service at the time and place
> specified by the President.
>
> (b) Age Limits- A person may be inducted under this Act only if
> the person has attained the age of 18 and has not attained the age
> of 42.
>
> (c) Voluntary Induction- A person subject to induction under
> this Act may volunteer for induction at a time other than the time
> at which the person is otherwise called for induction.
>
> (d) Examination; Classification- Every person subject to
> induction under this Act shall, before induction, be physically
> and mentally examined and shall be classified as to fitness to
> perform national service. The President may apply different
> classification standards for fitness for military service and
> fitness for civilian service.
>
>
> SEC. 6. DEFERMENTS AND POSTPONEMENTS.
>
> (a) High School Students- A person who is pursuing a standard
> course of study, on a full-time basis, in a secondary school or
> similar institution of learning shall be entitled to have induction
> under this Act postponed until the person--
>
> (1) obtains a high school diploma;
>
> (2) ceases to pursue satisfactorily such course of study; or
>
> (3) attains the age of 20.
>
> (b) Hardship and Disability- Deferments from national service
> under this Act may be made for--
>
> (1) extreme hardship; or
>
> (2) physical or mental disability.
>
> (c) Training Capacity- The President may postpone or suspend
> the induction of persons for military service under this Act as
> necessary to limit the number of persons receiving basic military
> training and education to the maximum number that can be
> adequately trained.
>
> (d) Termination- No deferment or postponement of induction
> under this Act shall continue after the cause of such deferment
> or postponement ceases.
>
>
> SEC. 7. INDUCTION EXEMPTIONS.
>
> (a) Qualifications- No person may be inducted for military
> service under this Act unless the person is acceptable to the
> Secretary concerned for training and meets the same health and
> physical qualifications applicable under section 505 of title 10,
> United States Code, to persons seeking original enlistment in a
> regular component of the Armed Forces.
>
> (b) Other Military Service- No person shall be liable for
> induction under this Act who--
>
> (1) is serving, or has served honorably for at least six months, in
> any component of the uniformed services on active duty; or
>
> (2) is or becomes a cadet or midshipman at the United States
> Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United
> States Air Force Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, the
> United States Merchant Marine Academy, a midshipman of a
> Navy accredited State maritime academy, a member of the
> Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, or the naval aviation
> college program, so long as that person satisfactorily continues
> in and completes at least two years training therein.
>
>
> SEC. 8. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION.
>
> (a) Claims as Conscientious Objector- Nothing in this Act shall
> be construed to require a person to be subject to combatant
> training and service in the uniformed services, if that person, by
> reason of sincerely held moral, ethical, or religious beliefs, is
> conscientiously opposed to participation in war in any form.
>
> (b) Alternative Noncombatant or Civilian Service- A person who
> claims exemption from combatant training and service under
> subsection (a) and whose claim is sustained by the local board
> shall--
>
> (1) be assigned to noncombatant service (as defined by the
> President), if the person is inducted into the uniformed services;
> or
>
> (2) be ordered by the local board, if found to be conscientiously
> opposed to participation in such noncombatant service, to
> perform national civilian service for the period specified in
> section 3(a) and subject to such regulations as the President may
> prescribe.
>
>
> SEC. 9. DISCHARGE FOLLOWING NATIONAL
> SERVICE.
>
> (a) Discharge- Upon completion or termination of the obligation
> to perform national service under this Act, a person shall be
> discharged from the uniformed services or from civilian service,
> as the case may be, and shall not be subject to any further
> service under this Act.
>
> (b) Coordination With Other Authorities- Nothing in this
> section shall limit or prohibit the call to active service in the
> uniformed services of any person who is a member of a regular
> or reserve component of the uniformed services.
>
>
> SEC. 10. REGISTRATION OF FEMALES UNDER THE
> MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT.
>
>
> (a) Registration Required- Section 3(a) of the Military Selective
> Service Act (50 U.S.C. 453(a)) is amended--
>
> (1) by striking 'male' both places it appears;
> (2) by inserting 'or herself' after 'himself'; and
> (3) by striking 'he' and inserting 'the person'.
>
> (b) Conforming Amendment- Section 16(a) of the Military
> Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 466(a)) is amended by
> striking 'men' and inserting 'persons'.
>
>
> SEC. 11. RELATION OF ACT TO REGISTRATION AND
> INDUCTION AUTHORITY OF MILITARY SELECTIVE
> SERVICE ACT.
>
> (a) Registration- Section 4 of the Military Selective Service Act
> (50 U.S.C. App. 454) is amended by inserting after subsection
> (g) the following new subsection:
>
> '(h) This section does not apply with respect to the induction of
> persons into the Armed Forces pursuant to the Universal
> National Service Act of 2006.'.
>
>
> (b) Induction- Section 17(c) of the Military Selective Service Act
> (50 U.S.C. App. 467(c)) is amended by striking 'now or
> hereafter' and all that follows through the period at the end and
> inserting 'inducted pursuant to the Universal National Service
> Act of 2006.'.
>
>
> SEC. 12. DEFINITIONS.
>
> In this Act:
>
> (1) The term 'military service' means service performed as a
> member of an active or reserve component of the uniformed
> services.
>
> (2) The term 'Secretary concerned' means the Secretary of
> Defense with respect to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine
> Corps, the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the
> Coast Guard, the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to matters
> concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
> Administration, and the Secretary of Health and Human
> Services, with respect to matters concerning the Public Health
> Service.
>
> (3) The term 'United States', when used in a geographical sense,
> means the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
> the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
>
> (4) The term 'uniformed services' means the Army, Navy, Air
> Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, commissioned corps of the
> National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and
> commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
