Military Selective Service Act

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The Military Selective Service Act is a United States federal law that authorizes the government to maintain a system for conscription (the draft) of individuals into the armed forces in times of national emergency or war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
conscription law ⓘ
administeredBy Selective Service System ⓘ
amendedBy Military Selective Service Act of 1967 ⓘ
Military Selective Service Act of 1971 ⓘ
Military Selective Service Act of 1973 ⓘ
Military Selective Service Act of 1975 ⓘ
Military Selective Service Act of 1980 ⓘ
Selective Service Act of 1948 ⓘ
Universal Military Training and Service Act of 1951 ⓘ
appliesIn times of national emergency ⓘ
times of war ⓘ
appliesTo male U.S. citizens ⓘ
male U.S. residents ⓘ
associatedCase Rostker v. Goldberg ⓘ
authorizes Selective Service System ⓘ
induction of registrants into the armed forces ⓘ
codifiedIn 50 U.S.C. § 3801 et seq. ⓘ
containsProvision alternative service for conscientious objectors ⓘ
conscientious objector status ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 1940-09-16 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
governs obligations of eligible males to register for the draft ⓘ
historicalContext World War II mobilization ⓘ
interpretedBy United States Supreme Court ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
originalTitle Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 ⓘ
penaltyForNoncompliance criminal penalties ⓘ
loss of certain federal benefits ⓘ
providesFor classification of registrants ⓘ
deferments ⓘ
exemptions ⓘ
purpose to authorize conscription into the U.S. armed forces ⓘ
registrationAgeRange 18–25 ⓘ
regulates procedures for a military draft in the United States ⓘ
relatedTo United States Armed Forces ⓘ
conscription in the United States ⓘ
replaced earlier peacetime draft proposals ⓘ
requires registration with the Selective Service System ⓘ
Rostker v. GoldbergDecisionYear 1981 ⓘ
Rostker v. GoldbergHolding male-only registration upheld as constitutional at that time ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
shortName MSSA ⓘ
signedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
subjectMatter military conscription ⓘ
selective service registration ⓘ

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Selective Service System → legalBasis → Military Selective Service Act ⓘ
Woodrow Wilson administration → notablePolicy → Selective Service Act of 1917 ⓘ
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Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 → precededBy → World War I era Selective Service Act of 1917 ⓘ
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Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 → followedBy → Selective Service Act of 1948 ⓘ
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Selective Service System → legalBasis → Military Selective Service Act ⓘ
subject linked to: SSS
Selective Service System → subjectOf → Military Selective Service Act requirements ⓘ
subject linked to: SSS
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Military Selective Service Act → amendedBy → Selective Service Act of 1948 ⓘ
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Military Selective Service Act → amendedBy → Military Selective Service Act of 1967 ⓘ
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Military Selective Service Act → amendedBy → Military Selective Service Act of 1971 ⓘ
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Military Selective Service Act → amendedBy → Military Selective Service Act of 1973 ⓘ
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Military Selective Service Act → amendedBy → Military Selective Service Act of 1975 ⓘ
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Military Selective Service Act → amendedBy → Military Selective Service Act of 1980 ⓘ
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National Defense Act of 1916 → relatedTo → Selective Service Act of 1917 ⓘ
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United States Armed Forces in World War I → mobilizationLaw → Selective Service Act of 1917 ⓘ
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Burke–Wadsworth Act → followedBy → Selective Service Act of 1948 ⓘ
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Public Law 76-783 → subject → selective service ⓘ
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Public Law 76-783 → relatedTo → Selective Service Act of 1948 ⓘ
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Public Law 76-783 → relatedTo → Military Selective Service Act ⓘ
MSSA → standsFor → Military Selective Service Act ⓘ
MSSA → refersTo → United States Military Selective Service Act ⓘ
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Rostker v. Goldberg → legalProvision → Military Selective Service Act ⓘ
Universal Military Training and Service Act of 1951 → amends → Selective Service Act of 1948 ⓘ
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Universal Military Training and Service Act of 1951 → relatedTo → Military Selective Service Act ⓘ
Universal Military Training and Service Act of 1951 → relatedTo → Selective Service Act of 1948 ⓘ
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65th United States Congress → enacted → Selective Service Act of 1917 ⓘ
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National Army cantonment system → basedOn → Selective Service Act of 1917 ⓘ
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Wilson administration → legislation → Selective Service Act of 1917 ⓘ
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