Defense policy bill won’t include women in the draft provision

Published November 7, 2016 4:44pm ET



The fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act will not force women to sign up for the draft, according to a Capitol Hill aide.

The Senate’s version of the defense policy bill included a provision that would require women to sign up with the Selective Service. While the bill that passed out of the House Armed Services Committee contained a similar plan, it was stripped out on the House floor and the bill that passed the lower chamber did not make women sign up for the draft.

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