Bill > HR4478

This bill, titled the Draft America's Daughters Act of 2016, amends the Military Selective Service Act, which is the law governing the draft in the United States. The key provision of this bill is to extend the requirement to register for the Selective Service System, and potentially be conscripted (drafted) into military service, to all U.S. citizens and residents between the ages of 18 and 26, regardless of gender. Currently, only men are subject to these requirements. This change is proposed to align with the recent opening of Combat Arms Military Occupational Specialties (job roles within the military) to qualified female candidates, and the bill specifies that these new registration requirements for women will only take effect 90 days after the Act is passed or after the Secretary of Defense certifies that all Combat Arms Military Occupational Specialties are indeed open to women.