<P> A bill to abolish the Selective Service System was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on February 10, 2016 . H.R. 4523 would (a) end draft registration and eliminate the authority of the President to order anyone to register for the draft, (b) abolish the Selective Service System, and (c) effectively repeal the "Solomon Amendments" making registration for the draft a condition of Federal student aid, jobs, and job training . The bill would leave in place, however, laws in some states making registration for the draft a condition of some state benefits . On June 9, 2016, a similar bill was introduced in the United States Senate, called the "Muhammad Ali Voluntary Service Act". </P> <P> On April 27, 2016, the House Armed Services Committee voted to add an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to extend the authority for draft registration to women . On May 12, 2016, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted to add a similar provision to its version of the bill . If the bill including this provision would have been enacted into law, it would authorize (but not require) the President to order young women as well as young men to register with the Selective Service System . </P> <P> Under current law, all male US citizens between 18--25 years of age are required to register within 30 days of their 18th birthday . In addition, non-US citizen men between the ages of 18 and 25 (inclusive) living in the United States must register . This includes permanent residents, refugees, asylum seekers, and illegal aliens . Foreign men lawfully present in the United States who are non-immigrants, such as international students, visitors, and diplomats, are not required to register . Aliens on lawful non-immigrant status are not required to register so long as they remain in that status . If an alien's non-immigrant status lapses while he is in the United States, he will be required to register . Failure to register as required is grounds for denying a petition for US citizenship . Currently, citizens who are 17 and 3 months old can pre-register so when they turn 18 their information will automatically be added into the system . </P> <P> In the current registration system, a man cannot indicate that he is a conscientious objector (CO) to war when registering, but he can make such a claim when being drafted . Some men choose to write on the registration card "I am a conscientious objector to war" to document their conviction, even though the government will not have such a classification until there is a draft . A number of private organizations have programs for conscientious objectors to file a written record stating their beliefs . </P>

Who has to register for the selective service