Sec. 597. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF MILITARY NECESSITY OF SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM AND ALTERNATIVES

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## SEC. 597 COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF MILITARY NECESSITY OF SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM AND ALTERNATIVES ###

(a)Study Required The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study— ####

(1)to assess the necessity of the Selective Service System to the Department of Defense in meeting future military manpower requirements that are in excess of the ability of the all-volunteer force; and ####

(2)to determine the fiscal and national security impacts of— #####

(A)disestablishing the Selective Service System; #####

(B)putting the Selective Service System into a deep standby mode, defined as retaining only personnel sufficient to conduct necessary functions, to include maintaining the registration database; and #####

(C)requiring the Department of Defense, or other Federal department, upon disestablishment of the Selective Service System and repeal of registration requirements, to assume responsibility for securing the Selective Service System registration data bases, and keeping them updated. ###

(b)Additional Considerations for Each Option As part of considering the impacts of disestablishment of the Selective Service System, putting it into a deep standby mode, or transferring responsibilities as described in subsection (a)(2)(C), the Comptroller General shall provide for each option— ####

(1)an estimate of the annual cost or savings of each option to the Federal government; and ####

(2)the feasibility, cost, and time required for each option— #####

(A)to reestablish the capability to meet the Selective Service System mission, as it existed before disestablishment; and #####

(B)to provide the Department of Defense the required number of conscripts for training, should conscription be authorized by Congress. ###

(c)Special Considerations Regarding Registration The study shall also include an assessment of the feasibility, cost, and time required to meet registration requirements by— ####

(1)using existing Federal and State government institutions as an alternative to Selective Service registration to maintain an accurate, comprehensive database of Americans who, according to existing Selective Service System registration requirements, would be subject to conscription should conscription be authorized; and ####

(2)integrating various alternative registration databases for use in connection with conscription and provide a means to keep updated and accurate the Selective Service System database under each of the options described in subsection (a)(2). ###

(d)Submission of Results Not later than May 1, 2012, the Comptroller General shall submit the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the results of the study.