In 1953, the BGS took control of the German Passport Control Service. In 1972 the Compulsory Border Guard Service was enacted by the parliament, which – in theory – is still in force, but suspended, similar to the conscription for the "Bundeswehr". In 1976, the state police grades replaced the military rank structure and BGS training was modified to closely match that of the state police forces ("Landespolizei"). The West German Railway Police ("Bahnpolizei"), formerly an independent force, and the East German "Transportpolizei" were restructured under the BGS in 1990.