Statute
of the
Interagency Commission on International Security
of the
Russian Federation Security Council 02 October 1997
I. General Provisions
1. The Interagency Commission on International Security 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 of the Russian Federation
(hereafter -- Security Council) tasks in the area of ensuring the
international security 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
ensuring the international security of the Russian Federation;
evaluation and forecast of the situation in the area of international
security of the Russian Federation;
defining the national interests of the Russian Federation in the area
of international security, identifying external threats to these interests,
and preparation of proposals for the Security Council on their prevention;
reviewing, in keeping with established procedures, the drafts of
federal targeted programs aimed at ensuring the international security of
the Russian Federation; evaluating their effectiveness, and preparing
relevant proposals;
participation in the preparation of materials on matters of the
information security of the Russian Federation for the Russian Federation
President's annual message to the Federal Assembly and for the Russian
Federation President's reports;
preparation of proposals for the Security Council on the subject of
interaction with federal bodies of executive authority and Russian
Federation components' bodies of executive authority in carrying out
activities in ensuring the international security of the Russian
Federation;
analysis of information on the state of the international security of
the Russian Federation and preparation of recommendations for the Security
Council on improving the security system;
preparation of proposals for the Security Council on the subject of
drafting prospective normative legal acts aimed at ensuring the
international security of the Russian Federation;
preparation of proposals for Security Council draft decisions and
information and analytical materials for its meetings on issues involving
ensuring the international security of the Russian Federation;
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. 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, signal and communication 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 in the area of ensuring the international
security 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 quarterly. 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 International
Security of the
Security Council of the Russian Federation
Primakov
Ye.M. -- minister of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation
(Commission chairman), Ivanov I.S. -- first deputy minister of foreign
affairs of the Russian Federation (Commission deputy chairman), Adamishin
A.L. -- Russian Federation minister for cooperation with Commonwealth of
Independent States member states, Deryabin Yu.S. -- deputy secretary,
Russian Federation Security Council, Zgurkin V.V. -- director, Europe
Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kozhokhin
Ye.M. -- director, Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, Kortunov
S.V. -- deputy chief of staff, Russian Federation Defense Council,
Kuznetsov G.S. -- deputy minister of finance of the Russian Federation,
Manilov A.L. -- deputy director, Federal Border Service of Russia,
Martynov V.A. -- director, Institute of World Economy and International
Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Maslov P.T. -- first
deputy minister of internal affairs of the Russian Federation -- chief
of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs General Staff, Materov
I.S. -- first deputy minister of the economy of the Russian Federation,
Meshcheryakov V.I. -- deputy chairman, State Customs Committee of
Russia, Muranov A.I. -- deputy minister of justice of the Russian
Federation, Polishchuk G.M. -- deputy main administration chief, General
Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Potemkin
A.I. -- deputy chairman, Bank of Russia, Prikhodko S.E. -- aide to
the Russian Federation President, Rapota G.A. -- deputy director,
Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia, Rogov S.M. -- director, US and
Canada Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Safonov
A.Ye. -- first deputy director, Federal Security Service of Russia,
Solovyev V.M. -- administration chief, Russian Federation Security
Council staff, Titarenko M.L. -- director, Institute of the Far East of
the Russian Academy of Sciences, Fradkov M.Ye. -- minister of foreign
economic relations and trade of the Russian Federation, Khetagurov
S.V. -- deputy minister of the Russian Federation for civil defense,
emergency situations, and recovery from natural disasters, Tsagolov
K.M. -- deputy minister of the Russian Federation for nationality
affairs and federative relations, Yastrzhembovskiy S.V. -- deputy chief
of staff of the Russian Federation President, Russian Federation
President's press secretary.
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