Draft bill # 10062 of September 18, 2023 

Cosponsors: a group of 95 MPs from factions Servant of the People, European Solidarity, and Batkivshchyna and groups For the Future and Trust with Davyd Arakhamia as the first signatory 

Status: adopted in the first reading 

Who is affected: draftees, persons subject to military service, and reservists; members of the Territorial Defense Forces, Armed Forces of Ukraine, National Guard, Security Service, Foreign Intelligence Service, Border Guard Service, Special Transport Service, Administration of State Guard, State Special Communications and Information Protection Service, State Emergency Service, as well as customs officers, police officers, tax officials, volunteers who performed combat tasks, and the Ministry of Defense 

Summary:  

  • the bill specifies the principles of operation of the Unified State Registry of draftees, persons subject to military service, and reservists (hereinafter — the Registry) 
  • expands the list of personal and service data of draftees, persons subject to military service, and reservists, which are included in the Registry: 
    • veteran status 
    • knowledge of foreign languages 
    • permit to own and use weapons 
    • completion of educational and skills improvement courses 
    • documents allowing to leave and enter Ukraine 
    • driver’s license 
    • decisions subject to compulsory enforcement — executive documents 
    • status of a missing person 
    • military service performance and military service completion 
    • military-accounting features, the list of which is determined by the Procedure for maintaining the Registry, approved by the Registry holder 
    • a conclusion (decision) on passing a medical examination (military medical examination) 
    • information about participation in combat actions 
  • regulates interaction between the Registry and other registries, databases of the Central Election Commission, State Tax Service, State Migration Service, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Justice, and other government bodies 
  • an electronic cabinet of draftees, persons subject to military service, and reservists will be launched, where personal and service information is displayed 
  • the Registry and the Unified State Registry of War Veterans will exchange information 
  • service members who directly participated in combat actions during the Anti-Terrorist Operation have the right to submit documents and an application to the commission in paper form or electronically to obtain combat veteran status 
  • a special procedure for obtaining combat veteran status during martial law will be introduced: 
    • service members who directly participated in combat actions during martial law receive combat veteran status if they have a certificate confirming their direct participation in combat actions 
    • authorized persons of military units are obliged within five days after the date of completion of the combat plan execution to issue such a certificate 
    • if it is impossible to send a certificate electronically, the commander must send a paper copy to the Registry holder no later than thirty days from the day of issuing the order 
    • combat veteran status is automatically granted after an extract from the Registry is issued together with a unique electronic identifier 
    • at the request of the service member, the Registry holder issues either an electronic combat veteran certificate or its paper copy 
    • control over the issuance of combat veteran status via the Registry is carried out by the interdepartmental commission created by the Ministry of Social Policy 
    • the procedure for deprivation of combat veteran status will be defined by the Cabinet of Ministers 
  • family members of deceased Defenders of Ukraine can submit an application in paper form or electronically to obtain the status of a family member of a deceased Defender. 

What is right:  

  • improves information exchange between the registries 
  • simplifies the procedure for obtaining combat veteran status during martial law 

What is wrong:  

  • does not define the penalty for officials of the Registry holder for not including the necessary data 
  • contains lawmaking inaccuracies. 

Alternative solution: the bill should be amended before the second reading.