NPCSC Seeks Public Comment on 4 Bills: Patriotic Education, Food Security, Administrative Reconsideration & Marine Environment

China’s national legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), is soliciting public comment on the following four bills through July 27, 2023:

Draft NameChinese TextExplanatory Document
Administrative Reconsideration Law (2nd Draft Revision)
行政复议法修订草案二次审议稿
PDF · ΔPDF
Marine Environmental Protection Law (2nd Draft Revision)
海洋环境保护法修订草案二次审议稿
PDFPDF
Patriotic Education Law (Draft)
爱国主义教育法草案
PDF
(English)
PDF
Law on Ensuring Food Security (Draft)
粮食安全保障法草案
PDFPDF

English translations will be provided if and when available. All explanatory documents are in Chinese and compiled in a single PDF; the links above will take you to the corresponding pages in the PDF only if you use a desktop browser—this does not work on a phone or a tablet.

To submit comments online, please refer to this guide. The “职业” (Occupations) dropdown menu for the draft Patriotic Education Law includes the non-default options of “教师” (teachers) and “学生” (students).

Comments can also be mailed to the NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission [全国人大常委会法制工作委员会] at the following address:

北京市西城区前门西大街1号 邮编: 100805
1 West Qianmen Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100805

Please clearly write “<Draft Name in Chinese>征求意见” on the envelope.

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