50 USC App, MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT: Front Matter
From Title 50-AppendixMILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACTACT JUNE 24, 1948, CH. 625, 62 STAT. 604
ACT JUNE 24, 1948, CH. 625, 62 STAT. 604
Sec.
451.
Short title; Congressional declaration of policy.
452.
Repealed.
453.
Registration.
454.
Persons liable for training and service.
(a)
Age limits; training in National Security Training Corps; physical and mental fitness; adequate training facilities; assignment to stations and units; training period; medical specialist categories.
(b)
Length of service; release of individuals accepted into Army National Guard, Air National Guard, and other Reserve components.
(c)
Opportunity to enlist in Regular Army; voluntary induction; volunteers under 18 years old.
(d)
Transfer to Reserve component; period of service.
(e)
Pay and allowances.
(f)
Additional compensation from civilian sources.
(g)
Occupational deferment recommendations by National Security Council.
(h)
Repealed.
(i),
(j) Omitted.
(k)
Reduction of periods of service; establishment of National Security Training Corps; composition; service; pay.
(l)
Terminated.
454a to 454d. Omitted.
454e.
Volunteer service of physicians and dentists; minimum period.
455.
Manner of selection of men for training and service; quotas.
456.
Deferments and exemptions from training and service.
457.
Repealed.
458.
Bounties for induction; substitutes; purchase of release.
459.
Separation from service.
(a)
Certificate recording proficiency and merit; physical examination.
(b)
Right to vote; manner; poll tax.
(c)
Reports on separated personnel.
460.
Selective Service System.
(a)
Establishment; construction; appointment of Director; termination and reestablishment of Office of Selective Service Records.
(b)
Administrative provisions.
(c)
Delegation of President's authority.
(d)
Acceptance of gifts and voluntary services.
(e)
Assignment of armed forces personnel.
(f)
Settlement of travel claims, etc.
(g)
Reports to Congress.
(h)
Maintenance of System after institution of all volunteer program for meeting manpower needs.
461.
Emergency medical care.
462.
Offenses and penalties.
463.
Nonapplicability of certain laws.
464.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act as applicable.
465.
Notice of requirements of Act; voluntary enlistments unaffected.
466.
Definitions.
467.
Repeals; appropriations; termination date.
468.
Utilization of industry.
(a)
Placement of orders; Congressional action: notification of committees of certain proposed payment orders, resolution of disapproval, continuity of session, computation of period; "small business" defined.
(b)
Precedence of Government placed orders.
(c)
Failure to give precedence; Government possession.
(d)
Payment of compensation by United States.
(e)
Application of Federal and State laws governing employees.
(f)
Penalties.
(g)
"Person" and "Government agency" defined.
(h)
Rules and regulations governing steel industry; mandatory.
469.
Savings provisions.
470.
Effective date.
471.
Authority of President to order Reserve components to active service; release from active duty; retention of unit organizations and equipment.
471a.
Procedural rights.
472.
Period of increased service applicable to all personnel.
473.
Regulations governing liquor sales; penalties.
Act Referred to in Other Sections
This Act is referred to in section 516 of this Appendix; title 8 sections 1227, 1255a; title 10 sections 513, 1475, 12103, 12104, 12208; title 22 section 2520; title 26 section 3121; title 29 sections 2886, 2939; title 42 sections 410, 2996f.