Veterans Protection Law

Veterans Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国退役军人保障法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted Nov. 11, 2020, effective Jan. 1, 2021)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafters: Ministry of Veterans Affairs & CMC Political Work Department
• Submitters: State Council & Central Military Commission
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 8^th NPCSC Category II; 13^th NPCSC Category II
  • Annual: 2019 (presumed), 2020
• Texts & Legislative History
  • NPCSC deliberation – 3^rd (final) round: November 2020 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: October 2020 (text N/A)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: June 2020 (Chinese only)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (June 18, 2020)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Oct. 13, 2020)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Nov. 10, 2020)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Nov. 11, 2020)
  • Presidential Order (Nov. 11, 2020)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Amends Copyright Law and Adopts Veterans Support Law (Nov. 12, 2020)
• NPCSC Special Session Watch: Copyright Law Amendment & Veterans Support Law (Nov. 3, 2020)
• NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Veterans Support Law & Rural Revitalization Promotion Law (June 21, 2020)
• NPCSC Session Watch: Public Employee Sanctions, Veterans Support, Rural Revitalization & (Temporary?) Absence of Hong Kong National Security Law (June 9, 2020)