Selective Service Modernization Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5945 To amend the Military Selective Service Act to ensure that the records of persons registered pursuant to that Act are updated to remove persons who are deceased, receiving supplemental security income benefits due to a disability, or otherwise no longer eligible for induction, and to permit the induction of persons who have been convicted of nonviolent offenses, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 21, 2020 Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- tion of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Military Selective Service Act to ensure that the records of persons registered pursuant to that Act are updated to remove persons who are deceased, receiv- ing supplemental security income benefits due to a dis- ability, or otherwise no longer eligible for induction, and to permit the induction of persons who have been con- victed of nonviolent offenses, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:12 Feb 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5945.IH H5945 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5945 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Selective Service Mod- 2 ernization Act of 2020’’. 3 SEC. 2. MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT MODERNIZA- 4 TION INITIATIVES. 5 (a) MAINTENANCE OF REGISTRATION RECORDS.— 6 Section 10(b)(3) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 7 U.S.C. 3809(b)(3)) is amended by inserting after the first 8 sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘The President shall 9 ensure that the records of persons registered under this 10 title are periodically updated to exclude persons who are 11 no longer subject to induction into the Armed Forces of 12 the United States, such as deceased persons and persons 13 receiving supplemental security income benefits under title 14 XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) 15 due to a disability or Federally or State administered sup- 16 plemental benefits of the type described in section 212(a) 17 of Public Law 93–66 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note) due to a dis- 18 ability.’’. 19 (b) EXPUNGEMENT OF CONVICTIONS AND SEN- 20 TENCES COMMUTED OF NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS.—Sec- 21 tion 6(m) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 22 3806(m)) is amended by adding at the end the following 23 new sentence: ‘‘In the case of the induction of a person 24 convicted of other than a crime of violence (as defined in 25 section 16 of title 18, United States Code), upon the in- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:56 Feb 26, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5945.IH H5945 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 5945 IH duction of the person, the conviction shall be expunged 1 and the sentence commuted to time served.’’. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:12 Feb 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5945.IH H5945 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS