China News Service, Beijing, December 22 (Guo Chaokai, Liang Xiaohui) The draft amendment to the National Defense Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress for a second review on the 22nd.

The revised draft stipulates that the state can carry out expropriation and expropriation according to the needs of national defense mobilization, and the people's governments at or above the county level shall compensate the expropriated and expropriated persons for direct economic losses caused by expropriation and expropriation in accordance with relevant state regulations.

  The main amendments to the second review draft of the National Defense Law are as follows: First, implement the relevant requirements of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Party to "speed up the modernization of national defense and the military, and realize the unity of a prosperous country and a strong military".

Second, if it is clear that national defense assets are no longer used for national defense purposes, relevant agencies and units may conduct corresponding disposal after submitting for approval in accordance with regulations.

The third is to strengthen the responsibilities of military agencies in national defense education, clarify that military agencies should support relevant state agencies and organizations to carry out national defense education, and provide relevant facilities in accordance with the law.

Fourth, it stipulates the principle of compensation after expropriation and expropriation in accordance with the needs of national defense mobilization, and it is clear that the people's government at or above the county level will "give fair and reasonable compensation in accordance with relevant state regulations."

Fifth, to further safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of citizens and organizations investing in national defense, stipulate that "the state encourages and supports eligible citizens and organizations to invest in national defense, protects the legitimate rights and interests of investors, and grants preferential policies in accordance with the law."

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