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Code · U.S. Code · Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE · CHAPTER 49— MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE · § 3802

§ 3802. Registration

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in this chapter it shall be the duty of every male citizen of the United States, and every other male person residing in the United States, who, on the day or days fixed for the first or any subsequent registration, is between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six, to present himself for and submit to registration at such time or times and place or places, and in such manner, as shall be determined by proclamation of the President and by rules and regulations prescribed hereunder. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any alien lawfully admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 1101(a)(15) of title 8, for so long as he continues to maintain a lawful nonimmigrant status in the United States.
(b)Regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection
(a)may require that persons presenting themselves for and submitting to registration under this section provide, as part of such registration, such identifying information (including date of birth, address, and social security account number) as such regulations may prescribe.
(June 24, 1948, ch. 625, title I, § 3, 62 Stat. 605; June 19, 1951, ch. 144, title I, § 1(c), 65 Stat. 76; Pub. L. 92–129, title I, § 101(a)(2), Sept. 28, 1971, 85 Stat. 348; Pub. L. 97–86, title IX, § 916(a), Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1129.)
Repeal and Reenactment of Section
Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title V, § 535(a), (c), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 871, 872, provided that, effective one year after Dec. 18, 2025, this section is repealed and a new section 3802 is enacted to read as follows: § 3802. Automatic Registration
(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every male citizen of the United States, and every other male person residing in the United States, between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six, shall be automatically registered under this Act by the Director of the Selective Service System.
(2)This section shall not apply to any alien lawfully admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 1101(a)(15) of title 8 for so long as such alien continues to maintain a lawful nonimmigrant status in the United States.
(b)Regulations prescribed pursuant to this section
(a)may require—
(1)a person subject to registration under this section to provide, to the Director, information (including date of birth, address, social security account number, phone number, and email address) regarding such person;
(2)a Federal entity to provide, to the Director, information described in paragraph
(1)that the Director determines necessary to identify or register a person subject to registration under this section; and
(3)the Director to provide, to a person registered under this section, written notification that—
(A)such person has been so registered; and
(B)if such person is not required to be so registered, the procedure by which such person may correct such registration.
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  • June 24, 1948, ch. 625
  • 62 Stat. 605
  • June 19, 1951, ch. 144
  • 65 Stat. 76
  • Pub. L. 92–129, title I, § 101(a)(2)
  • 85 Stat. 348
  • Pub. L. 97–86, title IX, § 916(a)
  • 95 Stat. 1129
  • Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title V, § 535(a)
  • 139 Stat. 871
  • act June 24, 1948, ch. 625
  • 62 Stat. 604
  • Pub. L. 97–86
  • Pub. L. 92–129
  • Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title V, § 535(c)
  • 139 Stat. 872
  • 89 Stat. 1255
  • 94 Stat. 3775
  • Pub. L. 96–282
  • 93 Stat. 552
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ActJune 24, 1948, ch. 625
Stat.62 Stat. 605
ActJune 19, 1951, ch. 144
Stat.65 Stat. 76
Pub. L.Pub. L. 92–129, title I, § 101(a)(2)
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