Speech #910014489

Any person who is in a deferred status upon attaining the age of nineteen shall. upon the termination of such deferred status. and if qualified. be liable for induction as a registrant within the primary selection group irrespective of his actual age. unless he is otherwise deferred under authority of this Act. Any person who is removed from the primary selection group because of a deferment shall again be placed in the primary selection group. if he otherwise qualifies. whenever such deferment is terminated. In no" event shall any person be placed in the primary selection group for any period or periods totaling more than one year. nor shall any person be liable for induction as a registrant within such group after he has attained the thirtyfifth anniversary of the date of his birth. "(6) No order for induction shall be issued under this Act to any person who has not attained the age of nineteen years unless the President finds that such action is necessary to meet the military manpower requirements of the Nation. "(7) There shall be no discrimination against any person on account of race. color. or creed in the selection of persons for training and service under this Act or in the interpretation and execution of any provision of this Act. "(8) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the President. under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe. from providing for the selection or induction of persons qualified in needed medical. dental. or allied specialist categories pursuant to requisitions submitted by the Secretary of Defense. "(9) Notwithstanding any other provision of law. except section 314 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1425). no person who is qualified in a needed medical. dental. or allied specialist category. and who is liable for induction under section 4 of this Act. shall be held to be ineligible for appointment as a commissioned officer of an Armed Force of the United States on the sole ground that he is not a citizen of the United States or has not made a declaration of intent to become a citizen thereof. and any such person who is not a citizen of the United States and who is appointed by a commissioned officer may. in lieu of the oath prescribed by section 3331 of title 5. United States Code. take such oath of service and obedience as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe." (3) Section 5 is further amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). (4) Paragraph (1) of section 6(h) is amended to read as follows: "(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection. the President shall. under such rules and regulations. as he may prescribe. provide for the deferment from training and service in the Armed Forces of persons satisfactorily pursuing a fulltime course of instruction at a university. college. junior college. community college. technical college. vocational school. or similar institution of learning. or who are satisfactorily pursuing. on a substantially fulltime basis. an apprenticetraining program or similar occupational instructional program. and who requests such deferment. A deferment granted to any person under authority of this paragraph shall continue until such person completes the requirements for his baccalaureate degree. completes the training program. fails to pursue satisfactorily his course of instruction or training or attains the twentyfourth anniversary of the date of his birth. whichever first occurs. except that in the case of any person who has been awarded a baccalaureate degree and has been accepted by a university or college to engage in postgraduate work on a fulltime basis. such person shall continue to be deferred until he completes the requirements for a postgraduate degree. fails to pursue his postgraduate work satisfactorily. or attains the twentyfifth anniversary of the date of his birth. whichever first occurs.