Chương VI Luật Tổ chức Quốc hội 2014: Tổng thư ký Quốc hội, văn phòng Quốc hội, các cơ quan thuộc Ủy ban thường vụ Quốc hội và kinh phí hoạt động của Quốc hội

Chapter VI

SECRETARY GENERAL, OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, AGENCIES OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND OPERATION FUNDS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Article 98. Secretary General of the National Assembly

1. The Secretary General of the National Assembly shall be elected, relieved of duty and removed from office by the National Assembly. The Secretary General shall advise on and serve activities of the National Assembly, its Standing Committee and National Assembly deputies and perform the tasks and exercise the powers below:

a/ To advise the Chairperson of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on tentative working programs of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly; and on the order and procedures for carrying out activities of the National Assembly and its Standing Committee;

b/ To coordinate with the Ethnic Council, Committees of the National Assembly and concerned agencies and organizations in drafting resolutions regarding contents assigned by the National Assembly or its Standing Committee;

c/ To be the speaker of the National Assembly and its Standing Committee; to organize the information provision, press, publication, library and museum work and information technology application to serve activities of the National Assembly and its agencies and deputies;

d/ To organize secretarial work at National Assembly sessions and meetings of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly; to collect and summarize opinions of National Assembly deputies; to sign minutes of sessions and meetings;

dd/ To perform other tasks and exercise other powers as assigned by the Chairperson of the National Assembly or its Standing Committee.

2. The Secretary General of the National Assembly shall be assisted by a Secretariat. The organizational structure, tasks and powers of the Secretariat shall be specifically defined by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.

Article 99. The Office of the National Assembly

1. The Office of the National Assembly is the administrative agency providing general advice and services for the National Assembly and the Standing Committee, Ethnic Council, Committees and deputies of the National Assembly. The Office of the National Assembly has the following tasks and powers:

a/ To organize services for National Assembly sessions, meetings of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and other activities of the National Assembly and its Standing Committee, Ethnic Council and Committees;

b/ To manage cadres, civil servants, public employees and other employees serving the National Assembly and its agencies;

c/ To manage the operation funds of the National Assembly;

d/ To ensure physical foundations and other conditions for the activities of the National Assembly and its agencies, offices of the National Assembly deputies’ delegations and National Assembly deputies; to create conditions for National Assembly deputies to propose bills and draft ordinances and motions on laws and ordinances.

2. The Secretary General cum Chairperson of the Office of the National Assembly shall take responsibility before the National Assembly and its Standing Committee for the activities of the Office of the National Assembly.

Vice Chairpersons of the Office of the National Assembly shall be appointed, relieved of duty and dismissed at the proposal of the Secretary General-Chairperson of the Office of the National Assembly.

3. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall specifically define the organizational structure, tasks and powers of the Office of the National Assembly; decide on the payroll of cadres, civil servants and public employees and stipulate regimes and policies applicable to cadres, civil servants and public employees and other employees of the Office of the National Assembly in conformity with specific characteristics of the activities of the National Assembly.

Article 100. Agencies of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly

1. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall establish its agencies to advise and assist it in specific affairs.

2. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall define the organizational structures, tasks and powers of, and policies applicable to cadres, civil servants and public employees and other employees working at, these agencies in conformity with specific characteristics of the National Assembly.

Article 101. Operation funds of the National Assembly

1. The operation funds of the National Assembly include the fund for general activities of the National Assembly and the fund for activities of the Standing Committee, the Ethnic Council, the Committees, the Secretary General and the Office of the National Assembly, agencies of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and National Assembly deputies’ delegations, which constitute a separate item in the state budget to be decided by the National Assembly.

2. The estimation, management, allocation and use of the operation fund of the National Assembly must comply with the law on state budget.