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Proclamation 7275

Registration Under the Military Selective Service Act

This proclamation amends registration procedures under the Military Selective Service Act by updating Proclamation 4771 (1980) to add modern registration methods including internet, telephone, and mailback cards alongside traditional post office registration. It applies to U.S. male citizens and resident males aged 18-26 both domestically and abroad.

Federal Register Open PDF 65 FR 9199

Key directives

  • Amend Proclamation 4771 paragraph 1-201 to expand registration places and means to include post offices, internet, telephone, approved government forms, high school/college registrars, and mailback cards
  • Amend Proclamation 4771 paragraph 1-202 to allow citizens abroad to register via same authorized methods or at U.S. embassies/consulates

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Updated registration methods take effect upon proclamation

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Ongoing registration obligations for future cohorts of 18-26 year old males

Risks & tensions

  • Document does not specify effective date for new registration methods—assumed immediate upon publication
  • No guidance on implementation timeline for Director of Selective Service to establish internet/telephonic systems
Proclamation 7275: Registration Under the Military Selective Service Act · Executive Orders