Congress is considering polar opposite proposals for the future of compulsory military service—one that would expand the duty to women, and another that would suspend registration requirements altogether—in what could be the most significant decision on the issue in decades. On Wednesday, the House Armed Service Committee (HASC) is set to markup its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes a provision that would effectively put the Selective Service System in limbo. Rep. Jackie Speier’s (D-Calif.) Selective Service Standby Amendment would suspend draft registration requirements and eliminate sanctions for past or future non-registrations. The House proposal stands in stark contrast to the Senate’s version of the NDAA, which would expand draft registration requirements to women. The Senate Armed Services Committee approved this version last month, sending the proposal to the Senate floor. The competing proposals could result in the most significant changes to the Selective Service System …