The 11th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress held its first plenary meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning of October 10. Chairman Zhao Leji presides over.
159 members of the Standing Committee attended the meeting, and the number of attendees met the statutory requirement.
The meeting heard the report of Luo Yuan, Vice Chairman of the Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress, on the review results of the revised draft of the National Defense Education Law. The second review of the draft reflects the combination of national defense education and military service propaganda education in schools, clarifying the responsibilities of the stationed military organs in organizing military training for students, the content of student military training, and providing national defense education for reserve personnel.
The meeting heard a report by Xu Hui, Vice Chairman of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the results of the review of the draft amendment to the Statistics Law. The second review of the draft further improves the statistical standards and indicator system, adds provisions to promote the deep integration of modern information technology and statistical work, further strengthens the rigid institutional constraints for preventing and punishing statistical fraud and deception, and refines relevant regulations on statistical information sharing mechanisms.
The meeting heard a report by Cong Bin, Vice Chairman of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the revision of the draft of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Law. Draft 2 review to improve the classification of infectious diseases; Improve monitoring, reporting, and early warning regulations; Further standardize the implementation procedures of isolation treatment and medical observation measures; Strictly limit the applicable conditions of relevant measures; Ensure proper coordination with relevant legal regulations.
The meeting heard a report on the revision of the draft Energy Law by Zhou Guangquan, Vice Chairman of the Constitution and Law Committee. The second review of the draft includes provisions for energy users to save energy, participate in green energy consumption, further promote the green and low-carbon transformation of energy, strengthen the coordinated construction of power grids, build new power systems, and promote the development of energy storage.
The meeting heard a report by Huang Ming, Vice Chairman of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the revision of the draft Anti Money Laundering Law. The second review of the draft further improves the principles and requirements of anti money laundering work, strictly protects customer identity information and financial transaction information security, increases monitoring of various new money laundering risks, and makes provisions and requirements for financial institutions to handle the relationship between managing money laundering risks and optimizing financial services.
In order to further improve the legal system for responding to public health emergencies, safeguard public health and safety, and prevent and resolve major risks in the field of public health, the State Council has proposed a proposal to review the draft law on responding to public health emergencies. Commissioned by the State Council, Lei Haichao, Director of the National Health Commission, made an explanation.
In order to promote the construction of national parks with high quality, comprehensively improve the level of protection and management of national parks, maintain national ecological security, and accelerate the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, the State Council has put forward a proposal to review the draft of the National Park Law. Commissioned by the State Council, Guan Zhiou, Director of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, made an explanation.
  Liu Jinguo, Director of the National Supervisory Commission, gave an explanation.
The meeting considered the proposal of the Council of Chairmen to submit the draft decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on conferring national medals and national honorary titles on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Entrusted by the Chairman's Meeting, Shen Chunyao, Chairman of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, made a statement.
The meeting deliberated on the proposal of the State Council to submit for review the draft decision on implementing a gradual extension of the statutory retirement age. Commissioned by the State Council, Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaoping made a statement.
Entrusted by the State Council, Vice Foreign Minister Hua Chunying made explanations on the proposal to review and approve the Protocol on Amending the Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Kazakhstan on Judicial Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters signed on January 14, 1993, and the proposal to review and approve the Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters.
Commissioned by the State Council, Minister of Justice He Rong made a statement on the proposal to review and approve the Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons.
Commissioned by the State Council, Xiang Libin, Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, delivered a report on the implementation of the national economic and social development plan since the beginning of this year. The report points out that since the beginning of this year, the overall implementation of the plan has been good, new positive progress has been made in high-quality development, and the economic and comprehensive national strength has been continuously enhanced. The next step is to accelerate the implementation of landmark reform measures and strive to promote high-quality development. Macroscopic policies should continue to work harder and more awesome, expand domestic demand with the focus on boosting consumption, take multiple measures to increase the stability of foreign trade and foreign capital, continue to prevent and resolve risks in key areas, promote overall rural revitalization and new urbanization as a whole, deeply promote the implementation of major regional strategies, solidly promote green and low-carbon development, and increase efforts to safeguard and improve people's livelihood.
Commissioned by the State Council, Minister of Finance Lan Fu'an made a report on the implementation of the budget since the beginning of this year. The report points out that since the beginning of this year, the overall financial operation has been stable, and expenditures in key areas such as major national strategic tasks and basic livelihood have been well guaranteed. The overall budget execution has been stable. The report introduced the implementation of the budget resolution of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress, and proposed that the next step should be to improve the effectiveness of fiscal policies, concentrate financial resources to guarantee key expenditures, deepen the reform of the fiscal and taxation system, firmly build the bottom line of "three guarantees" at the grass-roots level, prevent and resolve local government debt risks, and solidly promote scientific financial management.
Commissioned by the State Council, Lan Fo'an presented a report on government debt management for the year 2023. The meeting heard the supervision and research report on government debt management in 2023 made by Xu Hongcai, Vice Chairman of the Finance and Economic Committee of the National People's Congress and Director of the Budget Work Committee of the Standing Committee. This is the first time that the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has heard and deliberated the report of the State Council on the management of government debt after the establishment and improvement of the reporting system on government debt management.
Commissioned by the State Council, Lei Haichao made a report on the promotion of childcare services. The report introduces the main progress and achievements of childcare services, as well as the main problems and challenges that exist. It proposes that the next step is to strengthen the construction of the rule of law and do a good job in coordinating legal policy planning; Strengthen the construction of childcare facilities and consolidate the foundation for the development of childcare services; Strengthen comprehensive measures and establish a long-term support mechanism; Strengthen the integration of medical education and promote the improvement of the quality of childcare services; Strengthen comprehensive supervision and promote the healthy development of childcare services.
Commissioned by the State Council, Minister of Civil Affairs Lu Zhi has submitted a report on promoting the construction of the elderly care service system and strengthening and improving the care work for disabled elderly people. The report introduces the construction of the elderly care service system and the care work for disabled elderly people. Faced with the situation and existing problems, it proposes that the next step is to adhere to system construction and improve the overall design of the elderly care service system; Adhere to integrated care and deepen supply side structural reform; Adhere to diverse participation and improve the social support system for disabled care; Adhere to hierarchical classification and optimize sustainable comprehensive care guarantee; Adhere to the adaptation of supply and demand, take multiple measures to strengthen the construction of the care team; Adhere to technological support and accelerate the research and application of smart elderly care technology; Adhere to safety first and build a solid quality management defense line.
The meeting heard the report of the law enforcement inspection group of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on inspecting the implementation of the Agricultural Law, made by Wu Weihua, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The report introduces the progress of legal implementation, points out the main problems, and puts forward suggestions for further implementing the Agricultural Law: consolidating the foundation of stable production and supply of grain and important agricultural products in accordance with the law, strengthening the construction of high standard farmland and farmland protection, giving full play to the supporting role of agricultural technology and agricultural machinery equipment, promoting green agricultural development and rural environmental governance, promoting sustained and stable income increase for farmers, ensuring the supply of factors for agricultural and rural development, and strengthening the legal guarantee for agricultural and rural development.
The meeting reviewed the written report of Chairman Zhao Leji's visit to Uzbekistan and Russia, and his attendance at the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum and the 9th meeting of the China Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee in Russia.
The meeting heard Yang Xiaochao, Chairman of the Credentials Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, report on the qualifications of individual representatives.
The meeting reviewed the proposal of the Central Military Commission to approve the addition of members to the People's Liberation Army Election Committee.
The meeting also reviewed relevant appointment and removal proposals.
Vice Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Li Hongzhong, Wang Dongming, Xiao Jie, Zheng Jianbang, Hao Mingjin, Cai Dafeng, He Wei, Tie Ning, Peng Qinghua, Zhang Qingwei, Luosangjiang Village, Xuekelaiti Zaker, and Secretary General Liu Qi attended the meeting.
Zhang Guoqing, Vice Premier of the State Council, Zhang Jun, President of the Supreme People's Court, Ying Yong, Procurator General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, members of the special committees of the National People's Congress, leading comrades of the standing committees of provincial, district and municipal people's congresses, leading comrades of some vice provincial city people's congresses, some deputies to the National People's Congress, and leading comrades of relevant departments attended the meeting as nonvoting delegates.