JUNE 2006
A Bill to provide for the USA Draft is
being secreted through American Government
legislation...?
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know.'
- United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
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.
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From ANON:
Here are a
couple of websites where you can email your protest now!
www.conservativeusa.org/mega-cong.htm
www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html
Are
you beginning to get the picture? Are you one who thought
that our elected Congressmen and Senators worked for us?
That they acted in our best interests? Well, if you
haven't yet seen the light, here is another example of
what is really the case. A war in
Iraq was foisted upon us utilizing deception and cunning.
Although it has been reported that about 2300 of our
young people have died serving their country there, the
real figures are much larger. In addition, our leaders
have utilized uranium weaponry by the tons and tons over
there. So many(most?) of our troops have been poisoned by
the radioactive dust released when these weapons are
utilized. They are doomed to a slow and painful death as
a result. Now our young men and
women are about to be forced to go to Iraq and elsewhere
by this draft bill. Don't let it happen! Get the word
out! They are attempting to sneak this in when we aren't
looking. Send this to everyone you
know and ask them to send it on to their contacts. Let's
reveal this sneak effort to send our children and
grandchildren to their deaths. And for what? To keep the
cash flowing into the war machine. Halliburton, Raytheon,
Carlyle Associates, etc.
They expand their riches and our kids die!
Anon
Rene Magritte “The
Therapist” 1937
At least 1,000 UK soldiers desert
More than 1,000 members of the
British military have deserted since the start of the
Iraq war, the BBC has learned.
According to MoD figures 2,670 soldiers went "absent
without leave" in 2001, with the figure rising to
2,970 in 2002 and falling in 2003 to 2,825. In 2004 it
rose to 3,050, falling back again in 2005 to 2,725.
Figures for those still missing are 86 from 2001, 118 from 2002, 134 from 2003, 229 from 2004, 377 from 2005, and 189 for this year so far.
The news comes as Parliament debates a law that will forbid military personnel from refusing to participate in the occupation of a foreign country.