The existing penalties, according to the ministry, have been insufficient to deter the behavior.
The amendments also aim to revise sentencing guidelines. Under current law, individuals who evade military service face prison terms of up to five years.
The ministry said, however, that many cases result in deferred prosecution, non-prosecution or prison sentences of six months or less that can be commuted to fines.
To strengthen deterrence and preserve fairness in military service obligations, the draft would change the penalty to imprisonment ranging from one to five years.
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