Statute
of the
Interagency Commission on Problems of the
Defense-Industrial Complex
of the
Russian Federation Security Council
02 October 1997
I. General Provisions
1. The Interagency Commission on Problems of the Defense-Industrial
Complex of the Russian Federation Security Council (hereafter -- the
Commission) was formed in compliance with the Russian Federation Law "On
Security" and the Statute of the Russian Federation Security Council, put
into effect by Edict No. 1024 of the Russian Federation President of 10
July 1996 "Russian Federation Security Council Issues."
2. The Commission was created for the purpose of carrying out Russian
Federation Security Council (hereafter -- Security Council) tasks in the
area of ensuring the development of the defense-industrial complex of the
Russian Federation.
3. The legal base of the Commission's activities is comprised of the
Russian Federation Constitution, federal laws, the Russian Federation
President's edicts and directives, the statute of the Russian Federation
Security Council, and this Statute.
II. The Commission's Functions
4. The Commission is tasked with the following functions:
preparation of proposals for the Security Council in the area of
drafting and implementing the main lines in the policy in the area of
development of the defense-industrial complex of the Russian Federation;
preparation of proposals for the Security Council with respect to
coordination of the activities of federal bodies of state authority in
dealing with current and long-range tasks in the area of implementation of
federal targeted programs on development of the defense-industrial complex
of the Russian Federation;
participation in the development of main directions in state policy in
the area of military-technical cooperation with foreign countries taking
into account the level of competitiveness of Russian armaments and threats
to the interests of the state in the foreign economic sphere;
preparation of proposals for the Security Council on measures of
support for the defense-industrial complex of the Russian Federation in the
interests of ensuring the security and stable development of the state;
participation in the preparation of materials on issues of
environmental security of the Russian Federation for the Russian Federation
President's annual addresses to the Federal Assembly and for the Russian
Federation President's reports;
preparation of proposals for the Security Council on improving the
system of training and advanced training of scientific and engineering
personnel for Russian Federation defense-industrial complex institutions
and organizations;
participation in the preparation of proposals for the Security Council
on structural restructuring and implementation of conversion at Russian
Federation defense-industrial complex institutions and organizations, as
well as the utilization of armaments and military equipment;
analysis of implementation of privatization and development of new
forms of cooperation and integration by Russian Federation
defense-industrial complex institutions and organizations from the
standpoint of ensuring the security of the Russian Federation;
preparation of proposals for the Security Council on priority
directions in scientific development in the interests of ensuring the
security of the Russian Federation;
preparation of proposals for the Security Council on the subject of
drafting prospective normative legal acts aimed at dealing with problems of
the defense-industrial complex of the Russian Federation;
conducting, when so instructed by the Security Council, expert
evaluation of draft decisions of federal bodies of state authority and
bodies of state authority of Russian Federation components on problems of
the defense-industrial complex of the Russian Federation, as well as expert
evaluation of draft decisions on the technical and economic expediency and
effectiveness of the Russian Federation's military and technical
cooperation with foreign countries.
III. Procedures for Forming the Commission and Its Activities
5. The Commission shall be created, reorganized, and abolished by
edict of the President of the Russian Federation Russian Federation. The
statute on the Commission shall be approved by the Russian Federation
President upon submission by the Secretary of the Security Council of the
Russian Federation (hereafter -- Security Council Secretary).
The Commission shall be composed of heads of federal bodies of state
authority and (or) their deputies (including as agreed). If necessary,
other persons may be included.
6. The Commission chairman shall be appointed by the Russian
Federation President. The Commission chairman has one deputy.
The Commission chairman and other commission members carry out their
activities on a volunteer basis.
7. To carry out its functions, the Commission has the right to:
request and receive in keeping with established procedures needed
materials and information from federal bodies of state authority, from
bodies of state authority of Russian Federation components, as well as from
institutions, organizations, and officials;
use in keeping with established procedures databases of the Russian
Federation President's staff and those of federal bodies of state
authority;
use state, including government, signals and communications systems;
in keeping with established procedures, bring in scientists and
specialists to carry out specific tasks;
interact in keeping with established procedures with independent units
of the Russian Federation President's staff, federal bodies of state
authority, bodies of state authority of Russian Federation components, as
well as institutions, organizations, and officials on matters within its
competence;
prepare proposals on signing, in keeping with established procedures,
contracts with scientific-research organizations, institutions, and
specialists to carry out work on the problems of the defense-industrial
complex of the Russian Federation;
summarize and present to the Security Council information on matters
within its competence;
determine the agenda for Commission meetings and compile lists of
persons invited to attend.
8. The Commission's work shall be carried out in accordance with plans
approved by the Security Council Secretary.
9. Commission meetings are to be held at least once a month. If
necessary, out-of-turn meetings may be held.
Commission members' presence at meetings is mandatory. They are not
authorized to delegate their powers to others. In the event of a Commission
member's absence from a meeting, he has the right to present his opinion on
the issues under consideration in writing.
10. Commission members possess equal rights in the discussion of
matters under consideration at the meeting. Commission decisions are to be
adopted by a majority vote of Commission members present at the meeting and
formalized by a protocol signed by the Commission chairman. In the event a
Commission member disagrees with the decision, he has the right to present
his opinion in writing, which must then be attached to the meeting
protocol.
Commission decisions approved by the Security Council Secretary are
mandatory for consideration by federal bodies of executive authority.
11. Information, material-technical, and other support for the
Commission's activities shall be provided by the Security Council staff, as
well as, when necessary, by federal bodies of state authority represented
in the Commission membership.
List of Members of the
Interagency Commission on Problems of the
Defense-Industrial Complex of the
Russian Federation Security Council
Urinson Ya.M. -- deputy chairman of the Russian Federation
Government -- Russian Federation minister of the economy (Commission
chairman), Pak Z.P. -- state secretary -- Russian Federation deputy
minister of the economy (Commission deputy chairman), Vladimirov
V.V. -- deputy department chief, main directorate of the General Staff
of the Russian Federation Armed Forces, Gaponov-Grekhov
A.V. -- director, Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of
Sciences, Grigoryev V.A. -- chief, Presidential Programs Center,
Dedyukhin M.T. -- directorate chief, Federal Security Service of Russia,
Yevstratov V.A. -- deputy chairman, Saratov Oblast Government,
Zhurakovskiy V.M. -- first deputy minister of general and professional
education of the Russian Federation, Zevakin Yu.F. -- directorate chief,
Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia, Zolotarev P.S. -- deputy chief,
Russian Federation Defense Council staff, Isayev L.K. -- deputy
chairman, Russian State Committee on Standards, Koptev Yu.N. -- general
director, Russian Space Agency, Kuzmitskiy A.A. -- deputy minister of
science and technology of the Russian Federation, Lutsenko
G.G. -- deputy department chief, Russian Federation President's Main
State-Legal Administration, Mamedov G.E. -- deputy minister of foreign
affairs of the Russian Federation, Mikheyev S.V. -- president and
general designer of the Kamov Publicly Held Joint-Stock Company, Mozgalev
V.F. -- deputy minister of the economy of the Russian Federation, Petrov
V.A. -- first deputy minister of finance of the Russian Federation,
Polovnikov S.P. -- general director, Kompomash corporation, Pylnev
V.V. -- deputy chairman, State Committee for the Administration of State
Property of Russia, Ryabov L.D. -- Russian Federation first deputy
minister of atomic energy, Salo V.V. -- deputy minister of the economy
of the Russian Federation, Svechnikov S.I. -- deputy minister of foreign
economic relations and trade of the Russian Federation, Sitnov
A.P. -- armaments chief, Russian Federation Armed Forces, Spasskiy
I.D. -- general designer, Rubin Central Design Bureau, Fedosov
Ye.A. -- chief, State Scientific-Research Institute for Aviation
Systems, Shankin Yu.P. -- deputy general director, Federal Government
Communications and Information Agency, Shipunov A.G. -- chief,
Priborostroyeniye design bureau.
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