Chương IV Luật Tổ chức Quốc hội 2014: Hội đồng dân tộc và các Ủy ban của Quốc hội

Chapter IV

THE ETHNIC COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Article 66. The Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly

1. The Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly are agencies of the National Assembly which shall take responsibility before and report on their work to the National Assembly; when the National Assembly is in recess, they shall report their work to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.

2. Committees of the National Assembly include: a/ The Law Committee;

b/ The Judicial Committee;

c/ The Economic Committee;

d/ The Finance and Budget Committee;

dd/ The National Defense and Security Committee;

e/ The Committee for Culture, Education, Youth, Teenagers and Children;

g/ The Social Affairs Committee;

h/ The Science, Technology and Environment Committee;

i/ The External Affairs Committee.

3. The National Assembly shall establish an ad-hoc Committee of the National Assembly according to Articles 88 and 89 of this Law.

Article 67. Organizational structures of the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly

1. The Ethnic Council shall be composed of the Chairperson, Vice Chairpersons and standing, full-time and other Members. A Committee of the National Assembly shall be composed of the Chairperson, Vice Chairpersons and standing, full-time and other Members.

2. The Chairpersons of the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly shall be elected by the National Assembly; Vice Chairpersons and standing, full-time and other Members of the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly shall be approved by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.

3. The standing body of the Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly shall assist the Ethnic Council or Committee in dealing with regular affairs of the Council or Committee when the latter is in recess.

The standing body of the Ethnic Council must comprise the Chairperson, Vice Chairpersons and standing Members. The standing body of a Committee of the National Assembly must comprise the Chairperson, Vice Chairpersons and standing Members.

4. The Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly shall establish subcommittees to study and prepare matters under its field of work. The head of a sub-committee must be a member of the Ethnic Council or a Committee while other members may be other than members of the Ethnic Council or the Committee or National Assembly deputies.

Article 68. Working principles, term of office and reporting responsibility of the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly

1. The Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly shall work on a collegial basis and make decisions by a vote of the majority.

2. The term of office of the Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly must follow the term of the National Assembly.

3. At the year-end session of the National Assembly, the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly shall send their work reports to the National Assembly deputies and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly. At the final session of each National Assembly, the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly shall send summary reports on their activities to National Assembly deputies.

Article 69. Tasks and powers of the Ethnic Council

1. To verify bills and draft ordinances on policies on ethnicities; to verify other draft documents as assigned by the National Assembly or its Standing Committee; to verify the assurance of the policies on ethnicities in bills and draft ordinances before they are submitted to the National Assembly or its Standing Committee.

2. To contribute opinions on the promulgation of the Government’s regulations to implement policies on ethnicities.

3. To oversee the implementation of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly and ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly in the field of ethnicity; to oversee the implementation of policies on ethnicities, programs and plans for socio-economic development in mountainous regions and ethnic minority areas.

4. To oversee ethnic work-related documents of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies.

5. To submit bills before the National Assembly and draft ordinances before the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on matters under the charge of the Ethnic Council.

6. To make proposals on the State’s policies on ethnicities and the organization and operation of concerned agencies and proposals related to ethnic work.

Article 70. Tasks and powers of the Law Committee

1. To verify bills and draft ordinances on civil or administrative matters, the state apparatus organization, excluding the apparatus organization of justice agencies; to verify other draft documents as assigned the National Assembly or its Standing Committee; to verify law- and ordinance-making proposals of agencies, organizations or National Assembly deputies and National Assembly deputies’ motions on laws and ordinances; to assist the Standing Committee of the National Assembly in preparing tentative law- and ordinance-making programs.

2. To guarantee the constitutionality, legality and consistency of the legal system, to ensure legislative techniques for bills and draft ordinances before they are submitted to the National Assembly or its Standing Committee for approval; to verify proposals of the Ethnic Council or Committees of the National Assembly, or proposals of the President, the Government, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, central agencies of member organizations of the Front or National Assembly deputies on documents showing signs of contravening the Constitution.

3. To assume the prime responsibility for verifying plans on the establishment or abolition of ministries, ministerial-level agencies or other agencies established by the National Assembly; to verify plans on the establishment, dissolution, consolidation, separation, or adjustment of the boundaries, of administrative units; and the Government’s reports on the settlement of citizens’ complaints and denunciations.

4. To oversee the implementation of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly and ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on civil or administrative matters, the state apparatus organization, excluding the apparatus organization of justice agencies; to oversee activities of the Government, ministries and ministerial-level agencies in the fields under the Committee’s charge.

5. To oversee documents of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies in the fields under the Committee’s charge.

6. To submit bills before the National Assembly and draft ordinances before the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the fields under the Committee’s charge; to propose necessary measures to improve the state apparatus, protect the Constitution and law and guarantee the consistency of the legal system.

Article 71. Tasks and powers of the Judicial Committee

1. To verify bills and draft ordinances on criminal matters, criminal procedures, civil procedures, administrative procedures, judgment enforcement, judicial assistance, corruption prevention and control and apparatus organization of justice agencies and other draft documents as assigned by the National Assembly or its Standing Committee.

2. To verify the Government’s reports on law violation and crime prevention and control and judgment enforcement work; to verify work reports of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy; to assume the prime responsibility for verifying the Government’s reports on corruption prevention and control.

3. To verify proposals of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court on approval of the appointment, relief of duty, or dismissal of judges of the Supreme People’s Court; and the President’s proposals on general amnesty.

4. To oversee the implementation of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly and of ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on criminal matters, criminal procedures, civil procedures, administrative procedures, judgment enforcement, judicial assistance, corruption prevention and control and apparatus organization of justice agencies; to oversee activities of the Government, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, ministries and ministerial-level agencies in investigation, prosecution, trial, judgment enforcement and judicial assistance; to oversee the detection and handling of corrupt acts.

5. To oversee documents of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuracy in the fields under the Committee’s charge.

6. To submit bills before the National Assembly and draft ordinances before the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the fields under the Committee’s charge; to make proposals related to the organization and operation of justice agencies and other concerned agencies, criminal matters, criminal procedures, civil procedures, administrative procedures, judgment enforcement, judicial assistance and corruption prevention and control.

Article 72. Tasks and powers of the Economic Committee

1. To verify bills and draft ordinances on economic administration, land, monetary, banking and business activities and other draft documents as assigned by the National Assembly or its Standing Committee.

2. To assume the prime responsibility for verifying programs, projects and plans on basic national socio-economic development objectives, targets, policies and tasks; and the Government’s reports on the implementation of basic socio-economic development objectives, targets, policies and tasks; to verify basic national monetary policies.

3. To oversee the implementation of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly and of ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, on economic administration, land, monetary, banking and business activities; to assume the prime responsibility for overseeing activities of the Government, ministries and ministerial-level agencies in the implementation of programs, projects and plans on basic socio-economic development objectives, targets, policies and tasks and economic policies.

4. To oversee documents of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies in the fields under the Committee’s charge.

5. To submit bills before the National Assembly and draft ordinances before the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the fields under the Committee’s charge.

6. To make proposals related to the organization and operation of concerned agencies and on economic administration, land, monetary, banking and business activities.

Article 73. Tasks and powers of the Finance and Budget Committee

1. To verify bills and draft ordinances on finance, budget and state audit and other draft documents as assigned by the National Assembly or its Standing Committee.

2. To verify basic policies on national finance, division of revenues and expenditures between central and local budgets, safe limits of national, public and government debts; to assume the prime responsibility for verifying state budget estimates, plans on central budget addition and the state budget finalization.

3. To oversee the implementation of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly and of ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on finance, budget and state audit; to oversee activities of the Government, ministries and ministerial-level agencies in the implementation of state budget estimates and financial and monetary policies.

4. To oversee documents of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies in the fields under the Committee’s charge.

5. To submit bills before the National Assembly and draft ordinances before the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the fields under the Committee’s charge.

6. To make proposals related to the organization and operation of concerned agencies and on finance, budget and state audit.

Article 74. Tasks and powers of the National Defense and Security Committee

1. To verify bills and draft ordinances on national defense, security and social order and safety and other draft documents as assigned by the National Assembly or its Standing Committee.

2. To oversee the implementation of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly and of ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on national defense, security and social order and safety; to oversee the Government, ministries and ministerial-level agencies in performing national defense and security tasks and ensuring social order and safety.

3. To oversee documents of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies in the fields under the Committee’s charge.

4. To submit bills before the National Assembly and draft ordinances before the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the fields under the Committee’s charge.

5. To make proposals related to the organization and operation of concerned agencies and on national defense, security and social order and safety.

Article 75. Tasks and powers of the Committee for Culture, Education, Youth, Teenagers and Children

1. To verify bills and draft ordinances on culture, education, information, communication, beliefs, religion, tourism, sports, youth, teenagers and children and other draft documents as assigned by the National Assembly or its Standing Committee.

2. To oversee the implementation of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly and ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on culture, education, information, communication, beliefs, religion, tourism, sports, youth, teenagers and children; to oversee activities of the Government, ministries and ministerial-level agencies in the implementation of policies on culture, education, information, communication, religions, tourism and sports under national socio-economic development plans and programs; to oversee the implementation of policies toward the youth, teenagers and children.

3. To oversee documents of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies on the fields under the Committee’s charge.

4. To submit bills before the National Assembly and draft ordinances before the Standing Committee of the National Assembly in the fields under the Committee’s charge.

5. To make proposals related to the organization and operation of concerned agencies and on development of culture, education, information, communication, beliefs, religion, tourism and sports and policies toward the youth, teenagers and children.

Article 76. Tasks and powers of the Social Affairs Committee

1. To verify bills and draft ordinances on labor, employment, health, population, social security, gender equity, emulation, commendation and social evil prevention and control and other draft documents as assigned by the National Assembly or its Standing Committee.

2. To verify the incorporation of gender equity issues into bills and draft ordinances and resolutions submitted to the National Assembly or its Standing Committee.

3. To oversee the implementation of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly, and of ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on labor, employment, health, population, social security, gender equity, emulation, commendation and social evil prevention and control; to oversee activities of the Government, ministries and ministerial-level agencies in the implementation of policies on labor, employment, health, population, social security, gender equality, emulation, commendation and social evil prevention and control under national socio-economic development plans and programs.

4. To oversee documents of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies in the fields under the Committee’s charge.

5. To submit bills before the National Assembly and draft ordinances before the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the fields under the Committee’s charge.

6. To make proposals related to the organization and operation of concerned agencies and on policies and measures to settle matters on labor, employment, health, population, social security, gender equality, emulation, commendation and social evil prevention and control.

Article 77. Tasks and powers of the Science, Technology and Environment Committee

1. To verify bills and draft ordinances on science, technology, natural resources, environmental protection, response to climate change and disaster prevention and control and other draft documents as assigned by the National Assembly or its Standing Committee.

2. To oversee the implementation of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly, and of ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on science, technology, natural resources, environmental protection, response to climate change and disaster prevention and control; to oversee activities of the Government, ministries and ministerial-level agencies in the implementation of policies on science, technology, natural resources, environmental protection, response to climate change and disaster prevention and control under national socio-economic development plans and programs.

3. To oversee documents of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies in the fields under the Committee’s charge.

4. To submit bills before the National Assembly and draft ordinances before the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the fields under the Committee’s charge.

5. To make proposals related to the organization and operation of concerned agencies and on science and technology development, natural resources, environmental protection, response to climate change and disaster prevention and control.

Article 78. Tasks and powers of the External Affairs Committee

1. To verify bills and draft ordinances on external affairs of the State and other draft documents as assigned by the National Assembly or its Standing Committee.

2. To assume the prime responsibility for verifying treaties which the National Assembly is competent to approve and decide on their accession or withdrawal; to verify the Government’s reports on external relations work; to verify the Prime Minister’s proposals for approval of the appointment or relief of duty of ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

3. To oversee the implementation of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly, and of ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on foreign affairs; to oversee activities of the Government, ministries and ministerial-level agencies in the implementation of external relations policies of the State; to oversee the conclusion, accession to and implementation of treaties and international agreements; to oversee external relations and external economic activities of sectors and localities; to oversee the implementation of the State’s policies toward overseas Vietnamese and foreigners living in Vietnam.

4. To oversee documents of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies in the fields under the Committee’s charge.

5. To carry out external relations with the national assemblies of other countries and international and regional inter-parliamentary organizations under the direction of the Standing Committee or the Chairperson of the National Assembly.

6. To submit bills before the National Assembly and draft ordinances before the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the fields under the Committee’s charge; to make proposals related to the organization and operation of concerned agencies and on external policies of the State, relations with the national assemblies of other countries, international and regional inter-parliamentary organizations and other international organizations, conclusion, accession to and implementation of treaties and international agreements, and policies toward overseas Vietnamese and foreigners living in Vietnam.

Article 79. Responsibility for verification and coordination among the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly

Within the ambit of their tasks and powers, the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly shall:

1. Join the Economic Committee in verifying programs, projects and plans on basic national socio-economic development objectives, targets, policies and tasks; and in reporting to the Government on the implementation of basic socio-economic development objectives, targets, policies and tasks;

2. Join the Finance and Budget Committee in verifying state budget estimates, plans on central budget allocation and the final accounts of the state budget finalization;

3. Join the Law Committee in verifying law- and ordinance-making proposals of agencies, organizations or National Assembly deputies’ proposals, motions of National Assembly deputies on laws or ordinances; plans on establishment or abolition of ministries, ministerial- level agencies or other agencies established by the National Assembly; and the Government’s reports on the settlement of citizens’ complaints and denunciations;

4. Join the Judicial Committee in verifying the Government’s reports on corruption prevention and control;

5. Coordinate with the External Affairs Committee in carrying out then external relations and international cooperation; join the External Affairs Committee in verifying treaties which the National Assembly is competent to approve and decide on their accession or withdrawal; join the External Affairs Committee in implementing external information work of the National Assembly;

6. Oversee the implementation of state budget, corruption prevention and control, practice of thrift and combat of waste, settlement of citizens’ complaints, denunciations, petitions and reports in the fields under their charge.

Article 80. Responsibility of the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly for protecting the Constitution

1. When performing their tasks and exercising their powers, the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly shall detect documents showing signs of contravening the Constitution and propose the agencies having promulgated those documents to amend, supplement or annul them. If these agencies fail to do so, the Council and Committees of the National Assembly have the right to propose the National Assembly or its Standing Committee to consider and handle the documents according to their competence.

2. The Law Committee shall verify proposals of the Ethnic Council or Committees of the National Assembly, and proposals of the President, the Government, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, central agencies of member organizations of the Front or National Assembly deputies on documents showing signs of contravening the Constitution for submission to the National Assembly or its Standing Committee for consideration and handling according to their competence.

Article 81. Request for reporting, provision of documents and assignment of members for consideration and verification

1. The Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly has the right to request members of the Government, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Auditor General and concerned persons to report and provide documents on necessary matters in the fields under the charge of the Council or Committee. Requested persons shall respond to the requests of the Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly.

2. When necessary, the Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly shall send its members to concerned agencies and organizations to consider and verify matters about which the Council or the Committee is concerned. Concerned agencies and organizations shall create conditions for the Council’s or Committee’s members to perform their duties.

Article 82. Explanation at meetings of the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly

1. The Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly has the power to request members of the Government, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Auditor General and concerned persons to explain matters in the fields under the charge of the Council or Committee.

2. Requested persons shall report and make explanations at meetings of the Ethnic Council or Committee.

3. The Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly shall make conclusions on explained matters, which shall be sent to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, National Assembly deputies and concerned agencies and organizations.

Article 83. Work coordination with local agencies and organizations

1. The Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly shall maintain contact with provincial-level People’s Councils and corresponding boards of provincial-level People’s Councils.

2. When carrying out activities in a locality, the Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly shall notify such to the provincial-level People’s Council and People’s Committee and provincial-level National Assembly deputies’ delegation for coordinated implementation.

3. Within the ambit of their tasks and powers, provincial-level People’s Councils, People’s Committees and National Assembly deputies’ delegations shall participate in activities of the Ethnic Council or Committees of the National Assembly when so requested.

Article 84. External relations and international cooperation

1. The Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly shall maintain relations with concerned agencies of the national assemblies of other countries, other concerned foreign agencies and international organizations in order to study and exchange professional experience, contributing to enhancing external relations and international cooperation in line with the State’s external policies.

2. The Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly shall propose and plan their annual programs on external and international cooperation activities. The External Affairs Committee shall appraise the tentative annual programs on external and international cooperation activities of the Council and Committees and submit them to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly for consideration and decision.

3. The Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly shall report on the results of their external and international cooperation activities to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly. The External Affairs Committee shall annually coordinate with the Office of the National Assembly in summarizing reports on results of external and international cooperation activities of the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly.

Article 85. Tasks and powers of the Chairperson of the Ethnic Council and Chairpersons of Committees of the National Assembly

1. The Chairperson of the Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly has the following tasks and powers:

a/ To convene and preside over meetings of the Council or Committee;

b/ To administer work of the Council or Committee;

c/ To propose the Standing Committee of the National Assembly to approve Vice Chairpersons, standing, full-time and other members of the Council or Committee;

d/ To maintain regular contact with members of the Council or Committee;

dd/ To attend meetings of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly; to be invited to meetings of the Government which discuss policies on ethnicities, for the Chairperson of the Ethnic Council;

e/ On behalf of the Council or Committee, to maintain contact with concerned agencies and organizations;

g/ To perform other tasks assigned by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.

2. Vice Chairpersons of the Ethnic Council shall assist the Chairperson in performing tasks as assigned by the latter. When the Chairperson of the Ethnic Council is absent, a Vice Chairperson authorized by the Chairperson shall perform the tasks and exercise the powers of the latter.

Vice Chairpersons of a Committee of the National Assembly shall assist the Chairperson in performing tasks as assigned by the latter. When the Chairperson of the Committee is absent, a Vice Chairperson authorized by the Chairperson shall perform the tasks and exercise the powers of the latter.

Article 86. Tasks and powers of the standing body of the Ethnic Council or of a Committee of the National Assembly

1. To plan programs and plans of activities of the Council or Committee and submit them to the Council or Committee for consideration and decision.

2. To organize the implementation of programs and plans of activities, and conclusions, of the Council or Committee.

3. To prepare contents and documents of activities of the Council or Committee; to provide necessary information and materials for members of the Council or Committee; on the basis of results of meetings of the Council or Committee, to prepare verification and other reports of the Council or Committee and submit them to the National Assembly or its Standing Committee.

4. To conduct preliminary verification of bills, draft ordinances and other reports and documents for submission to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly for consideration before they are submitted to the National Assembly.

5. To prepare comments on contents of agendas of meetings of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly when being invited to the meetings; to participate in the activities of the Council, other Committees and concerned agencies and organizations; to organize oversight teams and work teams of the Council or Committee; to receive citizens, to study and process citizens’ complaints, denunciations, petitions and reports sent to the Council or Committee.

6. To organize the implementation of directions, harmonization and coordination of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly for activities of the Council or Committee; to periodically report to the Council or Committee on the activities of the standing body of the Council or Committee.

7. To coordinate with the Secretary General-Chairperson of the Office of the National Assembly in specifically defining the organization, tasks and powers of professional units directly assisting the Council or Committee.

8. To coordinate with the Secretary General-Chairperson of the Office of the National Assembly in recruiting, appointing, commending and disciplining civil servants and implementing regimes and policies for civil servants of professional units directly assisting the Council or Committee.

9. To give professional direction to professional units directly assisting the Council or Committee; to decide on the use of funds allocated to the Council or Committee.

10. Before its term of office expires, to plan the structure and number of members of the Council or Committee of the subsequent term and report such to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.

11. To settle other affairs of the Council or Committee and report them to the Council or Committee at the next meeting.

Article 87. Plenary meetings of the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly

1. The Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly shall hold a plenary meeting to verify bills, draft ordinances or resolutions or other reports or documents for submission to the National Assembly or its Standing Committee; and consider and decide on other matters falling within its tasks and powers.

2. The members of the Ethnic Council or a Committee shall attend meetings of the Council or Committee according to the summons of the Chairperson of the Council or Committee; discuss and vote on matters considered at the meetings; and, when unable to attend the meetings, report the reason to the Chairperson of the Council or Committee.

3. The Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons of the National Assembly have the right to attend and give directing opinions at meetings of the Council or Committee.

4. The Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly may invite National Assembly deputies who are not its members, representatives of concerned agencies and organizations and specialists to participate in its activities. Concerned agencies and organizations shall create conditions for invited persons to participate in the activities of the Council or Committee.

5. When the Ethnic Council meets to discuss policies for ethnic groups, its Chairperson shall invite to such meeting representatives of ethnic groups which have no representatives in the National Assembly who are People’s Council deputies.

Article 88. Establishment of an Ad-hoc Committee

1. An Ad-hoc Committee of the National Assembly shall be established in the following cases:

a/ To verify bills, draft ordinances or other reports or documents submitted by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly to the National Assembly or with contents related to the fields under the charge of the Ethnic Council and other Committees of the National Assembly;

b/ To investigate a specific matter when deeming it necessary.

2. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall propose the National Assembly to consider and decide on the establishment of an ad-hoc Committee at the proposal of the Ethnic Council, a Committee of the National Assembly or at least one-third of the total number of National Assembly deputies.

Article 89. Organizational structure, tasks and powers of an Ad-hoc Committee

1. An Ad-hoc Committee shall be composed of its Chairperson, Vice Chairpersons and Members. Members of the Ad-hoc Committee are National Assembly deputies. The composition, number of members and specific tasks and powers of the Ad-hoc Committee shall be decided by the National Assembly at the proposal of its Standing Committee.

2. An Ad-hoc Committee shall report to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and the National Assembly on the results of performance of its tasks and exercise of powers assigned by the National Assembly. The Ad-hoc Committee’s report on investigation results shall be verified by the Ethnic Council or a Committee of the National Assembly. The National Assembly shall consider and adopt a resolution on investigation results of the Ad- hoc Committee.

3. An Ad-hoc Committee shall terminate operation after fulfilling its tasks.

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