Chương III LUẬT CƠ YẾU 2011 : NHIỆM VỤ, QUYỀN HẠN, TỔ CHỨC CỦA LỰC LƯỢNG CƠ YẾU

Chapter III

TASKS, POWERS AND ORGANIZATION OF THE CIPHER FORCE

Article 20. Position, functions and tasks of the cipher force

The cipher force is a specialized force to protect state secrets, functioning to advise the Party and the State on cipher work and conduct cipher activities; contribute to ensuring absolute confidentiality, safety, accuracy and timeliness of information to serve the Party's leadership, the State's management and the direction and command of the people's armed forces in all circumstances; take the initiative in preventing and combating code-spying activities which harm the national security, the interests of the State or the rights and legitimate interests of agencies, organizations or individuals.

Article 21. Tasks and powers of the Government Cipher Commission

1. To advise and propose the Minister of National Defense to promulgate or submit to competent agencies for promulgation strategies, policies and legal documents on cipher.

2. To assist the Minister of National Defense in:

a/ Organizing the implementation of cipher strategies, policies and laws;

b/ Directing and coordinating with concerned agencies in building cipher organizations in a uniform and strict manner and building a clean, strong and firm cipher force with good qualifications and operations;

c/ Organizing the establishment and unified management of cipher liaison network systems; managing and controlling the use of code products nationwide;

d/ Submitting to the Government regulations on the organizational apparatus and payroll of the Government Cipher Commission,

3. To organize and direct the training and retraining in coding operations and techniques within the entire cipher sector.

4. To organize and uniformly manage the cipher scientific research and technological development for the protection of state secret information; to coordinate with concerned agencies and organizations in managing the import of equipment and technologies for research and production of code products.

5. To perform the unified management of and ensure coding operations and techniques for cipher activities nationwide; to produce and supply code products for the protection of state secret information and build physical and technical foundations for developing a regular and modern cipher force.

6. To ensure the readiness of the cipher liaison network system, the reserve forces and code product reserve sources for effectively coping with all circumstances.

7. To perform the tasks of a key planning and investment and central budget unit; to directly manage its physical foundations, technical facilities and equipment.

8. To coordinate with related agencies and organizations in organizing the implementation and inspection of the encoding of state secret information.

9. To organize the protection of confidentiality of code products and other state secret information in cipher activities.

10. To coordinate with related agencies and organizations in the management of activities of researching, producing, dealing in and using codes to serve socio-economic development; and to provide information confidentiality and safety services for agencies, organizations and individuals in accordance with law.

11. To inspect, examine and settle complaints and denunciations and handle violations related to cipher in accordance with law.

12. To implement international cooperation on cipher.

13. To perform other tasks and powers defined by law.

Article 22. Organization of the cipher force

1. The Government Cipher Commission

2. Ministerial or sectorial cipher organizations, including:

a/ The system of cipher organizations of the People's Army;

b/ The system of cipher organizations of the People's Public Security;

c/ The system of diplomacy cipher organizations;

d/ The system of cipher organizations in Party agencies, other agencies of the State at central and local levels.

3. Cipher organizations within the cipher systems of ministries and sectors defined in Clause 2 of this Article are independent bodies placed under the leadership of competent agencies of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the direction by heads of cipher users and the operational management by superior cipher organizations.

4. The Government shall provide for the establishment and dissolution of cipher organizations and the organizational structure of the Government Cipher Commission.