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Vladimir Putin submitted to State Duma draft laws on national guard and amendments to certain laws

April 5, 2016

In accordance with point g, article 84 of the Russian Constitution, the President submitted to the State Duma draft federal laws On the Russian Federation National Guard, On Amendments to Russian Federation Laws and Abrogation of Laws (or their provisions) following the Adoption of the Federal Law On the Russian Federation National Guard, On Amendments to Article 21 of the Russian Federation Budget Code, On Amendments to Article 33338 of Part Two of the Russian Federation Tax Code, the draft federal constitutional law On Amendments to Article 32 of the Federal Constitutional Law On the Russian Federation Government, and the Federal Constitutional Law On a State of Emergency.

The draft federal law On the Russian Federation National Guarddefines the tasks of the National Guard, its composition, working principles and powers, regulates issues concerning its heads and their command and recruitment of the service personnel, social provisions for the troops, and their financial and equipment provisions.

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The draft federal constitutional law On Amendments to Article 32 of the Federal Constitutional Law On the Russian Federation Government, and the Federal Constitutional Law On a State of Emergency puts the President of the Russian Federation in charge of overseeing the activities of the newly created National Guard Service.

The draft federal constitutional law also amends the Federal Constitutional Law On a State of Emergency by adding provisions that refer the National Guard to forces that can be used to enforce a state of emergency and carry out other relevant tasks.

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The other draft laws amend relevant Russian Federation laws called for by the adoption of the Federal Law On the Russian Federation National Guard.

April 5, 2016