However, H.R. 1388, as passed by the Senate, contains language in Section 132A that forbids funds going to any entity that is: Engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship services, providing instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or engaging in any form of proselytization, consistent with section 132.

Even though the language urging a “study” of ways that young people could be forced into “mandatory” service for the government was removed from the final version of the bill.  There’s another bill that has been introduced that would do the same thing.  H.R. 1444  under Section 4(b)6, states: “Whether a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able young people could be developed, and how such a requirement could be implemented in a manner that would strengthen the social fabric of the Nation and overcome civic challenges by bringing together people from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds.” 
 
H.R. 1444 would establish a Congressional Commission on Civic Service to “study” ways of improving volunteerism and national service. The plan to encourage “national service” will include children in primary schools!    More on this later.