Linda W. Cropp
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.
To amend Title 40 of the District of Columbia Code to establish automatic
Selective Service registration
procedures as required by federal law for male operators of motor
vehicles.
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.