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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 2943 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 591

Sec. 591. Applicability of Military Selective Service Act to female citizens and persons

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Section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3802 ) is amended— by redesignating subsection
(b)as subsection (c); and by inserting after subsection
(a)the following new subsection (b): The duty to register imposed on male citizens and persons residing in the United States by subsection
(a)shall apply to female citizens of the United States and female persons residing in the United States who attain the age of 18 years on or after January 1, 2018. The responsibilities and rights of female registrants under this Act shall be the responsibilities and rights of male registrants under this Act, and shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as are applicable under the provisions of this Act to similarly situated male registrants. Any reference in this Act to a registrant or other person subject to the duties, responsibilities, and rights of a registrant under this Act shall be deemed to refer to female citizens of the United States and female persons residing in the United States registering pursuant to this subsection. .
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