Public Law 76-783
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Public Law 76-783 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1940 that established the first peacetime military draft in American history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Law 76-783 canonical | 1 |
| Public Law 783 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Congress
ⓘ
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 ⓘ United States federal statute ⓘ |
| affectedBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| ageRangeCovered | 21 to 35 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Burke–Wadsworth Act ⓘ |
| appliesTo | male citizens and resident aliens of the United States ⓘ |
| authorized | compulsory military training and service ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Uniform Code of Military Justice
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal military law
|
| citationContext | U.S. conscription history ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 76 ⓘ |
| context | World War II pre-entry mobilization ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| created | Selective Service System framework ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1940-09-16 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 76th United States Congress ⓘ |
| established | first peacetime draft in United States history ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
contiguous United States
ⓘ
surface form:
continental United States
|
| governs | obligations of eligible men for military service ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first peacetime conscription law in United States history ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Selective Service System
ⓘ
surface form:
Selective Service boards
|
| includedProvision | conscientious objector status for certain registrants ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent U.S. conscription laws ⓘ |
| inForceDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalCitationType | Public Law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| policyArea |
military manpower
ⓘ
national defense ⓘ |
| providedFor |
classification of registrants for deferment or induction
ⓘ
penalties for failure to register or comply ⓘ registration of eligible men for military service ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 76-783 ⓘ |
| purpose | to increase the armed forces of the United States in anticipation of possible involvement in World War II ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Military Selective Service Act
ⓘ
Military Selective Service Act ⓘ
surface form:
Selective Service Act of 1948
|
| replacedBy | later amendments to the Selective Service Act during World War II ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| signingPresident |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| subject |
United States Army mobilization
ⓘ
military conscription ⓘ Military Selective Service Act ⓘ
surface form:
selective service
|
| timePeriod | pre–World War II United States domestic policy ⓘ |
| warTimeRelation | preceded formal U.S. entry into World War II ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1940 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Public Law 783