Automatic Selective Service Registration Procedures Amendment Act of 2001
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A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Chairman Linda W. Cropp introduced the following legislation, which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and the Environment.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Automatic Selective Service Registration Procedures Amendment Act of 2001 ".

Sec. 2. Section 1825 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Code §40-154) is amended as follows by adding a new paragraph (4) to read as follows:

"(4) Selective Service registration as follows:

"(a) Any male United States citizen or resident who is at least 18 years of age but not less than 26 years of age may be registered in compliance with the requirements of section 3(a) of the Military Selective Service Act, approved June 24, 1948 (62 Stat. 605; 50 U.S.C. App. 453), when applying to receive, renew or receive a duplicate operator's license or receive, renew or receive a duplicate identification card pursuant to the laws of the District of Columbia."

(b) The Department of Motor Vehicles ("Department") shall forward in an electronic format the necessary personal information required for the registration of the applicants identified in paragraph (a) to the Selective Service System. The applicant's submission of the application shall serve as an identification that the applicant has already registered with the Selective Service or that he is authorizing the Department to forward to the Selective Service the necessary information for such registration. The Department shall notify the applicant on the application that his submission of the application will serve as his consent to be registered with the Selective Service System, if so required by Federal law. The application shall state that "By submitting this application, I am consenting to registration with the Selective Service System, if so required by Federal law."."

Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.

The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the Committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 602(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 913; D.C. Code § 1-233 (c)(3)).

Sec. 4. This act shall take effect after a 30-day period of Congressional review following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council of the District of Columbia to override the veto), approval by the Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority as provided in section 203(a) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, approved April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 116; D.C. Code § 47-392.3(a)), a 30-day period of Congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code § 1-233(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.