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<title>National Emergency Selective Service Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id113hr978v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2013-03-15">
<action-date>2013-03-06</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>National Emergency Selective Service Act - Deauthorizes the Military Selective Service Act (requiring registration under the Selective Service System [System] for possible military induction) except during a period of national emergency declared by the President. </p> <p>Provides for the suspension of local military selection boards, appeal boards, and other selective service system agencies and activities during non-emergency periods. Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), when System operations are suspended, to assume responsibility for the security of System databases.</p> <p>Suspends sanctions against persons failing to register under the System, unless such failure occurs during a national emergency.</p> <p>Permits the authorization of appropriations under the Military Selective Service Act only during periods of national emergency.</p>]]></summary-text>
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