Universal National Service Act of 2007
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Please
heed how many times
in the following document,
authority is granted to
The President!
This
Congressional Bill sets the stage for the largest draft of
citizens into the military in American history!
2007
State of the Union Address:
"A
second task we can take on together is to design and establish a volunteer
Civilian Reserve Corps. Such a corps would function much like our
military reserve. It would ease the burden on the Armed Forces by
allowing us to hire civilians with critical skills to serve on missions
abroad when America needs them. It would give people across
America who do not wear the uniform a chance to serve in the
defining struggle of our time."
Universal
National Service Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)
HR 393 IH
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 393
To require
all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and
42 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed
services or in civilian service in furtherance of the national defense
and homeland security, to authorize the induction of persons
in the uniformed services during wartime to meet end-strength
requirements of the uniformed services, to amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to make permanent the favorable treatment afforded combat
pay under the earned income tax credit, and for other purposes.
IN THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 10,
2007
Mr. RANGEL
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To
require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and
42 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed
services or in civilian service in furtherance of the national
defense and homeland security, to authorize the induction of persons
in the uniformed services during wartime to meet end-strength
requirements of the uniformed services, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the favorable treatment
afforded combat pay under the earned income tax credit, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted
by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled,
SECTION
1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short
Title- This Act may be cited as the `Universal National
Service Act of 2007'.
(b) Table of
Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short
title; table of contents.
TITLE
I--NATIONAL SERVICE
Sec. 101.
Definitions.
Sec. 102.
National service obligation.
Sec. 103.
Induction to perform national service.
Sec. 104.
Two-year period of national service.
Sec. 105. Implementation
by the President.
Sec. 106.
Examination and classification of persons.
Sec. 107.
Deferments and postponements.
Sec. 108.
Induction exemptions.
Sec. 109.
Conscientious objection.
Sec. 110.
Discharge following national service.
Sec. 111.
Registration of females under the Military Selective Service Act.
Sec. 112.
Relation of title to registration and induction authority of Military
Selective Service Act.
TITLE
II--FAVORABLE TREATMENT OF COMBAT PAY UNDER EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
MADE PERMANENT
Sec. 201.
Favorable treatment of combat pay under earned income tax credit made
permanent.
TITLE
I--NATIONAL SERVICE
SEC.
101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) The term
`contingency operation' has the meaning given that term in section
101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term
`military service' means service performed as a member of an active or
reserve component of the uniformed services.
(3) The term
`national service' means military service or service in a civilian
capacity that, as determined by the President, promotes the
national defense, including national or community service and service
related to homeland security.
(4) The term
`Secretary concerned' means the Secretary of Defense with respect to
the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, the Secretary of Homeland
Security with respect to the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Commerce,
with respect to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to the
Public Health Service.
(5) The term
`United States', when used in a geographical sense, means the several
States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and
Guam.
(6) The term
`uniformed services' means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,
Coast Guard, commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, and commissioned corps of the Public
Health Service.
SEC.
102. NATIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION.
(a) Obligation
for Service- It is the obligation of every citizen of
the United States, and every other person residing in the United
States, who is between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform a period of
national service as prescribed in this title unless exempted under the
provisions of this title.
(b) Forms of
National Service- The national service obligation under this title
shall be performed either--
(1) as a
member of an active or reserve component of the uniformed services; or
(2) in a
civilian capacity that, as determined by the President,
promotes the national defense, including national or community service
and service related to homeland security.
(c) Age
Limits- A person may be inducted under this title only if the person
has attained the age of 18 and has not attained the age of 42.
SEC.
103. INDUCTION TO PERFORM NATIONAL SERVICE.
(a) Induction
Requirements- The President shall provide for
the induction of persons described in section 102(a) to perform their
national service obligation.
(b) Limitation
on Induction for Military Service- Persons described in section 102(a)
may be inducted to perform military service only if--
(1) a declaration
of war is in effect;
(2) the President
declares a national emergency, which the President determines
necessitates the induction of persons to perform military service, and
immediately informs Congress of the reasons for the declaration and
the need to induct persons for military service; or
(3) members of
the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps are engaged in a
contingency operation pursuant to a congressional authorization for
the use of military force.
(c) Limitation
on Number of Persons Inducted for Military Service- When the induction
of persons for military service is authorized by subsection (b), the
President shall determine the number of persons described in
section 102(a) whose national service obligation is to be satisfied
through military service based on--
(1) the
authorized end strengths of the uniformed services; and
(2) the
feasibility of the uniformed services to recruit sufficient volunteers
to achieve such end-strength levels.
(3) provide a
mechanism for the random selection of persons to be
inducted to perform military service.
(d) Selection
for Induction-
(1) RANDOM
SELECTION FOR MILITARY SERVICE- When the induction of persons
for military service is authorized by subsection (b), the President
shall utilize a mechanism for the random selection of persons to be
inducted to perform military service.
(2) CIVILIAN
SERVICE- Persons described in section 102(a) who do not
volunteer to perform military service or are not inducted for military
service shall perform their national service obligation in a civilian
capacity pursuant to section 102(b)(2).
(e) Voluntary
Service- A person subject to induction under this title may--
(1) volunteer
to perform national service in lieu of being inducted; or
(2) request
permission to be inducted at a time other than the time at which the
person is otherwise called for induction.
SEC.
104. TWO-YEAR PERIOD OF NATIONAL SERVICE.
(a) General
Rule- Except as otherwise provided in this section, the period of
national service performed by a person under this title shall be two
years.
(b) Grounds
for Extension- At the discretion of the President, the period
of military service for a member of the uniformed services under this
title may be extended--
(1) with the
consent of the member, for the purpose of furnishing hospitalization,
medical, or surgical care for injury or illness incurred in line of
duty; or
(2) for the
purpose of requiring the member to compensate for any time lost to
training for any cause.
(c) Early
Termination- The period of national service for a person under this
title shall be terminated before the end of such period under the
following circumstances:
(1) The
voluntary enlistment and active service of the person in an active or
reserve component of the uniformed services for a period of at least
two years, in which case the period of basic military training and
education actually served by the person shall be counted toward the
term of enlistment.
(2) The
admission and service of the person as a cadet or midshipman at the
United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the
United States Air Force Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, or the
United States Merchant Marine Academy.
(3) The
enrollment and service of the person in an officer candidate program,
if the person has signed an agreement to accept a Reserve commission
in the appropriate service with an obligation to serve on active duty
if such a commission is offered upon completion of the program.
(4) Such other
grounds as the President may establish.
SEC.
105. IMPLEMENTATION BY THE PRESIDENT.
(a) In
General- The President shall prescribe such regulations as are
necessary to carry out this title.
(b) Matter to
Be Covered by Regulations- Such regulations shall include
specification of the following:
(1) The types
of civilian service that may be performed in order for a person to
satisfy the person's national service obligation under this title.
(3) The
manner in which persons shall be selected for induction under this
title, including the manner in which those selected will be notified
of such selection.
(4)
All other administrative matters in connection with the induction of
persons under this title and the registration, examination, and
classification of such persons.
(5)
A means to determine questions or claims with respect to inclusion
for, or exemption or deferment from induction under this title
including questions of conscientious objection.
(6)
Standards for compensation and benefits for persons performing their
national service obligation under this title through civilian
service.
(7) Such
other matters as the President determines necessary to carry
out this title.
(c) Use of
Prior Act- To the extent determined appropriate by the President,
the President may use for purposes of this title the
procedures provided in the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C.
App. 451 et seq.), including procedures for registration, selection,
and induction.
SEC.
106. EXAMINATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF PERSONS.
(a)
Examination- Every person subject to induction under this title
shall, before induction, be physically and mentally examined and
shall be classified as to fitness to perform national service.
(b)
Different Classification Standards- The President may apply
different classification standards for fitness for military
service and fitness for civilian service.
SEC. 107.
DEFERMENTS AND POSTPONEMENTS.
(a) High
School Students- A person who is pursuing a standard course of
study, on a full-time basis, in a secondary school or similar
institution of learning shall be entitled to have induction under
this title postponed until the person--
(1) obtains
a high school diploma;
(2) ceases
to pursue satisfactorily such course of study; or
(3) attains
the age of 20.
(b) Hardship
and Disability- Deferments from national service under this title
may be made for--
(1) extreme
hardship; or
(2) physical
or mental disability.
(c) Training
Capacity- The President may postpone or suspend the induction
of persons for military service under this title as necessary to
limit the number of persons receiving basic military training and
education to the maximum number that can be adequately trained.
(d)
Termination- No deferment or postponement of induction under this
title shall continue after the cause of such deferment or
postponement ceases.
SEC.
108. INDUCTION EXEMPTIONS.
(a)
Qualifications- No person may be inducted for military service under
this title unless the person is acceptable to the Secretary
concerned for training and meets the same health and physical
qualifications applicable under section 505 of title 10, United
States Code, to persons seeking original enlistment in a regular
component of the Armed Forces.
(b) Other
Military Service- No person shall be liable for induction under this
title who--
(1) is
serving, or has served honorably for at least six months, in any
component of the uniformed services on active duty; or
(2) is or
becomes a cadet or midshipman at the United States Military Academy,
the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force
Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, the United States Merchant Marine
Academy, a midshipman of a Navy accredited State maritime academy, a
member of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, or the naval
aviation college program, so long as that person satisfactorily
continues in and completes at least two years training therein.
SEC.
109. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION.
(a) Claims
as Conscientious Objector- Nothing in this title shall be construed
to require a person to be subject to combatant training and service
in the uniformed services, if that person, by reason of sincerely
held moral, ethical, or religious beliefs, is conscientiously
opposed to participation in war in any form.
(b)
Alternative Noncombatant or Civilian Service- A person who claims
exemption from combatant training and service under subsection (a)
and whose claim is sustained by the local board shall--
(1) be
assigned to noncombatant service (as defined by the President),
if the person is inducted into the uniformed services; or
(2) be
ordered by the local board, if found to be conscientiously opposed
to participation in such noncombatant service, to perform national
civilian service for the period specified in section 104(a) and
subject to such regulations as the President may prescribe.
SEC.
110. DISCHARGE FOLLOWING NATIONAL SERVICE.
(a)
Discharge- Upon completion or termination of the obligation to
perform national service under this title, a person shall be
discharged from the uniformed services or from civilian service, as
the case may be, and shall not be subject to any further service
under this title.
(b)
Coordination With Other Authorities- Nothing in this section shall
limit or prohibit the call to active service in the uniformed
services of any person who is a member of a regular or reserve
component of the uniformed services.
SEC.
111. REGISTRATION OF FEMALES UNDER THE MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE
ACT.
(a)
Registration Required- Section 3(a) of the Military Selective
Service Act (50 U.S.C. 453(a)) is amended--
(1) by
striking `male' both places it appears;
(2) by
inserting `or herself' after `himself'; and
(3) by
striking `he' and inserting `the person'.
(b)
Conforming Amendment- Section 16(a) of the Military Selective
Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 466(a)) is amended by striking `men' and
inserting `persons'.
SEC. 112. RELATION
OF TITLE TO REGISTRATION AND INDUCTION AUTHORITY OF MILITARY
SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT.
(a)
Registration- Section 4 of the Military Selective Service Act (50
U.S.C. App. 454) is amended by inserting after subsection (g) the
following new subsection:
(h) This
section does not apply with respect to the induction of persons into
the Armed Forces pursuant to the Universal National Service Act of
2007.'.
(b)
Induction- Section 17(c) of the Military Selective Service Act (50
U.S.C. App. 467(c)) is amended by striking `now or hereafter' and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
`inducted pursuant to the Universal National Service Act of 2007.'.
TITLE
II--FAVORABLE TREATMENT OF COMBAT PAY UNDER EARNED INCOME TAX
CREDIT MADE PERMANENT
SEC.
201. FAVORABLE TREATMENT OF COMBAT PAY UNDER EARNED INCOME TAX
CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In
General- Clause (vi) of section 32(c)(2)(B) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining earned income) is amended to read
as follows:
(vi) a
taxpayer may elect for any taxable year to treat amounts excluded
from gross income by reason of section 112 as earned income.'.
(b)
Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply
to taxable years ending after December 31, 2006.
