S.Amdt. 4161

SA 4161. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. Lummis) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel

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strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike sections 511 through 515 and insert the following:

SEC. 511. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR NATIONAL MOBILIZATION;
PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS.

The Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior civilian
official within the Office of the Secretary of Defense as the
Executive Agent for National Mobilization. The Executive
Agent for National Mobilization shall be responsible for--
(1) developing, managing, and coordinating policy and plans
that address the full spectrum of military mobilization
readiness, including full mobilization of personnel from
volunteers; and
(2) providing Congress with a plan, developed to induct
large numbers of volunteers who may respond to a national
call for volunteers during an emergency.

SEC. 512. 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 is repealed.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.
(c) Effect on Existing Sanctions.--
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
may not be denied a right, privilege, benefit, or employment
position under Federal law on the grounds that the person
failed to present himself for and submit to registration
under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act (50
U.S.C. 3802), before the repeal of that Act by subsection
(a).
(2) A State, political subdivision of a State, or political
authority of two or more States may not enact or enforce a
law, regulation, or other provision having the force and
effect of law to penalize or deny any privilege or benefit to
a person who failed to present himself for and submit to
registration under section 3 of the Military Selective
Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3802), before the repeal of that Act
by subsection (a). In this section, ``State'' means a State,
the District of Columbia, and a territory or possession of
the United States.
(3) Failing to present oneself for and submit to
registration under section 3 of the Military Selective
Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3802), before the repeal of that Act
by subsection (a), shall not be reason for any entity of the
United States Government to determine that a person lacks
good moral character or is unsuited for any privilege or
benefit.
(d) Conscientious Objectors.--Nothing contained in this
section shall be construed to undermine or diminish the
rights of conscientious objectors under laws and regulations
of the United States.
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