The Government issued Resolution No. 177/NQ-CP on proposing to supplement the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of 9 laws on military and national defense into the 2026 legislative agenda of the National Assembly.
In the above Resolution, the Government approved the proposal to supplement the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of 9 laws on military and national defense into the 2026 legislative agenda at the request of the Ministry of National Defense.
The Government requests the Ministry of National Defense to be responsible for the content, report proposals, and ensure compliance with the provisions of law.
At the same time, the Ministry of National Defense shall preside over and coordinate with Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and relevant agencies to deploy the development of the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of 9 laws on military and national defense in accordance with the law, report to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and comments and include it in the 2026 National Assembly's legislative agenda at the Extraordinary Session according to simplified procedures.
This Resolution takes effect from July 4, 2026.
According to the Ministry of National Defense, the draft Law is built in a simplified order and procedure to amend and supplement a number of articles of 9 laws on military and national defense in: National Defense Law; Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army; Law on Professional Military Personnel, National Defense Workers and Public Employees; Law on Military Service; Vietnam Border Guard Law; Law on People's Air Defense; Law on Reserve Forces; Law on Civil Defense; Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces.
The draft Law focuses on amending and supplementing to ensure timely and complete institutionalization of the Party's viewpoint on arranging the organizational structure of the political system, the 3-level government model, associated with maximum decentralization and delegation of power, reducing and simplifying administrative procedures in accordance with the urgent requirements of practice, ensuring the unity and synchronization of the legal system and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management.
