**(a)** Except as otherwise provided in this chapter it shall be the duty of every male citizen of the United States, and every other male person residing in the United States, who, on the day or days fixed for the first or any subsequent registration, is between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six, to present himself for and submit to registration at such time or times and place or places, and in such manner, as shall be determined by proclamation of the President and by rules and regulations prescribed hereunder. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any alien lawfully admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under [section 1101(a)(15) of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/15&num=0&edition=prelim), for so long as he continues to maintain a lawful nonimmigrant status in the United States.
**(b)** Regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) may require that persons presenting themselves for and submitting to registration under this section provide, as part of such registration, such identifying information (including date of birth, address, and social security account number) as such regulations may prescribe.
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**(a)** Except as otherwise provided in this chapter it shall be the duty of every male citizen of the United States, and every other male person residing in the United States, who, on the day or days fixed for the first or any subsequent registration, is between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six, to present himself for and submit to registration at such time or times and place or places, and in such manner, as shall be determined by proclamation of the President and by rules and regulations prescribed hereunder. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any alien lawfully admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under [section 1101(a)(15) of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/15&num=0&edition=prelim), for so long as he continues to maintain a lawful nonimmigrant status in the United States.
**(b)** Regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) may require that persons presenting themselves for and submitting to registration under this section provide, as part of such registration, such identifying information (including date of birth, address, and social security account number) as such regulations may prescribe.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
§ 3802. Registration
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chap-
ter it shall be the duty of every male citizen of
the United States, and every other male person
residing in the United States, who, on the day or
days fixed for the first or any subsequent reg-
istration, is between the ages of eighteen and
twenty-six, to present himself for and submit to
registration at such time or times and place or
places, and in such manner, as shall be deter-
mined by proclamation of the President and by
rules and regulations prescribed hereunder. The
provisions of this section shall not be applicable
to any alien lawfully admitted to the United
States
as
a
nonimmigrant
under
section
1101(a)(15) of title 8, for so long as he continues
to maintain a lawful nonimmigrant status in
the United States.
(b) Regulations prescribed pursuant to sub-
section (a) may require that persons presenting
themselves for and submitting to registration
under this section provide, as part of such reg-
istration, such identifying information (includ-
ing date of birth, address, and social security ac-
count number) as such regulations may pre-
scribe.
(June 24, 1948, ch. 625, title I, § 3, 62 Stat. 605;
June 19, 1951, ch. 144, title I, § 1(c), 65 Stat. 76;
Pub. L. 92–129, title I, § 101(a)(2), Sept. 28, 1971, 85
Stat. 348; Pub. L. 97–86, title IX, § 916(a), Dec. 1,
1981, 95 Stat. 1129.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the
original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title I of act June 24,
1948, ch. 625, 62 Stat. 604, which is classified principally
to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to
the Code, see Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 453 of the
former Appendix to this title pr