(Express delivery of the two sessions) China plans to amend the National People's Congress Organic Law to improve the working mechanism for representative suggestions
China News Service, Beijing, March 5 (Reporter Liang Xiaohui) The draft amendment to the Organic Law of the National People's Congress was submitted to the Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress for deliberation on the 5th.
The draft improves the working mechanism for handling representative suggestions and adds provisions: For the suggestions, criticisms and opinions put forward by the NPC deputies, relevant agencies and organizations should contact the representatives to fully listen to their opinions, carefully study and handle them, and respond in a timely manner.
In December 1982, the Fifth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress passed the NPC Organic Law.
"The current NPC Organic Law has been implemented for nearly 40 years, and it has not been revised." Wang Chen, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said in a draft explanation to the conference that day, it is necessary to thoroughly summarize the development of the People's Congress system and the work of the National People's Congress. We have fixed some mature and effective practices through the legal system, continue to gain vitality from new practices, and promote the development of the People’s Congress system with the times.
The draft makes various amendments to the current NPC Organic Law, including:
A chapter "General Provisions" was added.
The nature and status of the National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee have been added, and it has been clarified that the National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee shall actively carry out foreign exchanges and strengthen exchanges and cooperation with national parliaments and international and regional parliamentary organizations.
Further improve the powers of the chairperson meeting.
Added provisions: The chairmen's meeting decides whether to submit bills and draft decisions to the plenary meeting of the Standing Committee for voting; formulates the annual work points of the Standing Committee, legislative work plans, supervisory work plans, representative work plans, special work plans, and work normative documents.
The contents of the establishment of special committees and their duties have been supplemented and improved.
According to the actual situation, the draft lists the names of the 10 existing special committees of the National People's Congress and adds regulations on the work responsibilities of the special committees.
Improve the working mechanism for representative suggestions.
Added provisions: relevant agencies and organizations responsible for handling representatives’ suggestions, criticisms, and opinions should provide timely feedback to the representatives on the handling; the relevant special committees and standing committees of the National People’s Congress should strengthen supervision and inspection of handling work; handling of suggestions, criticisms and opinions from representatives The report of the situation should be made public.
In addition, the draft also improves the appointment and removal powers of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and adds relevant content that adapts to the reform of the supervisory system.
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