What was the name of the Act to allow drafting of men during peacetime?

Selective Training and Service Act of 1940

Research Starters: The Draft and World War II. On September 16, 1940, the United States instituted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft. This was the first peacetime draft in United States' history.

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke-Wadsworth Act, Pub. L. 76-783, 54 Stat. 885, enacted September 16, 1940, was the first peacetime conscription in United States history.