(Shingō: General Military Powers Establishment Act)

# P.R. 0010

**Chapter 1:**

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> * **(a)** The Ministry of Defense is an executive department of the Imperial Republic of Shingō.
> * **(b)** The Ministry is composed of the following:
> 	+ **(1)** The Office of the Minister of Defense.
> 	+ **(2)** The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
> 	+ **(3)** The Joint Staff.
> 	+ **(4)** The Defense Agencies.
> 	+ **(5)** Department of Defense Field Activities.
> 	+ **(6)** The Department of the Army.
> 	+ **(7)** The Department of the Navy.
> 	+ **(8)** The unified and specified combatant commands.
> 	+ **(9)** Such other offices, agencies, activities, and commands as may be established or designated by law or by the Prime Minister.
> 	+ **(10)** All offices, agencies, activities, and commands under the control or supervision of any element named in paragraphs (1) through (9).
> * **(c)** If the Prime Minister establishes or designates an office, agency, activity, or command in the Ministry of Defense of a kind other than those described in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (b), the Prime Minister shall notify Parliament not later than 60 days thereafter.
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**Chapter 2:**

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> * **(a)** There is a Minister of Defense, who is the head of the Ministry of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the Prime Minister, by and with the advice and consent of Parliament. A person may not be appointed as Minister of Defense within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.
> * **(b)** The Minister is the principal assistant to the Prime Minister in all matters relating to the Ministry of Defense. Subject to the direction of the Prime Minister and to this title he has authority, direction, and control over the Ministry of Defense.
> * **(c)** The Minister shall report annually in writing to the President and the Congress on the expenditures, work, and accomplishments of the Ministry of Defense during the period covered by the report, together with—
> 	+ **(1)** a report from each military department on the expenditures, work, and accomplishments of that department;
> 	+ **(2)** itemized statements showing the savings of public funds, and the eliminations of unnecessary duplications; and
> 	+ **(3)** such recommendations as he considers appropriate.
> * **(d)** Unless specifically prohibited by law, the Minister may, without being relieved of his responsibility, perform any of his functions or duties, or exercise any of his powers through, or with the aid of, such persons in, or organizations of, the Ministry of Defense as he may designate.
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> 	+ **(1)** The Minister shall include in his annual report to Parliament under subsection (c)—
> 		- **(A)** a description of the major military missions and of the military force structure of the Imperial Republic of Shingō for the next fiscal year;
> 		- **(B)** an explanation of the relationship of those military missions to that force structure; and
> 		- **(C)** the justification for those military missions and that force structure.
> * **(f)** When a vacancy occurs in an office within the Ministry of Defense and the office is to be filled by a person appointed from civilian life by the Prime Minister, by and with the advice and consent of Parliament, the Minister of Defense shall inform the Prime Minister of the qualifications needed by a person serving in that office to carry out effectively the duties and responsibilities of that office.
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**Chapter 3:**

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> * **(a)** Unified and Specified Combatant Commands.—With the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Prime Minister, through the Minister of Defense, shall—
> 	+ **(1)** establish unified combatant commands and specified combatant commands to perform military missions; and
> 	+ **(2)** prescribe the force structure of those commands.
> * **(b)** Periodic Review.—
> 	+ **(1)** The Chairman periodically (and not less often than every two years) shall—
> 		- **(A)** review the missions, responsibilities (including geographic boundaries), and force structure of each combatant command; and
> 		- **(B)** recommend to the Prime Minister, through the Minister of Defense, any changes to such missions, responsibilities, and force structures as may be necessary.
> 	+ **(2)** Except during time of hostilities or imminent threat of hostilities, the Prime Minister shall notify Parliament not more than 60 days after—
> 		- **(A)** establishing a new combatant command; or
> 		- **(B)** significantly revising the missions, responsibilities, or force structure of an existing combatant command.
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**Chapter 4:**

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> * **(a)** The militia of the Imperial Republic of Shingō consists of all able-bodied persons at least 17 years of age and under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the Imperial Republic of Shingō.
> * **(b)** The classes of the militia are—
> 	+ **(1)** the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
> 	+ **(2)** the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.
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> * **(a)** The following persons are exempt from militia duty:
> 	+ **(1)** Members of Parliament.
> 	+ **(2)** The judicial and executive officers of the Imperial Republic of Shingō and its Territories.
> 	+ **(3)** Members of the armed forces, except members who are not on active duty.
> 	+ **(4)** Customhouse clerks.
> 	+ **(5)** Persons employed by the Imperial Republic of Shingō in the transmission of mail.
> 	+ **(6)** Persons employed in armories, arsenals, and naval shipyards of the Imperial Republic of Shingō.
> 	+ **(7)** Mariners in the sea service of a citizen of, or a merchant in, the Imperial Republic of Shingō.
> * **(b)** A person who claims exemption because of religious belief is exempt from militia duty in a combatant capacity, if the conscientious holding of that belief is established under such regulations as Parliament may prescribe. However, such a person is not exempt from militia duty that Parliament determines to be noncombatant.
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**Chapter 5:**

> **§1)** Under regulations prescribed by the Minister of Defense, the Secretary of a military department may carry out humanitarian and civic assistance activities in conjunction with authorized military operations of the armed forces in a country if the Secretary concerned determines that the activities will promote—
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> * **(a)** the security interests of both the Imperial Republic of Shingō and the country in which the activities are to be carried out; and
> * **(b)** the specific operational readiness skills of the members of the armed forces who participate in the activities.
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> **§2)** Humanitarian and civic assistance activities carried out under this chapter shall complement, and may not duplicate, any other form of social or economic assistance which may be provided to the country concerned by any other department or agency of the Imperial Republic of Shingō. Such activities shall serve the basic economic and social needs of the people of the country concerned.
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> **§3)** Humanitarian and civic assistance may not be provided under this chapter (directly or indirectly) to any individual, group, or organization engaged in military or paramilitary activity.
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> **§4)** Humanitarian and civic assistance may not be provided under this chapter to any foreign country unless the Minister of Foreign Affairs specifically approves the provision of such assistance.
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> **§5)** Expenses incurred as a direct result of providing humanitarian and civic assistance under this section to a foreign country shall be paid for out of funds specifically appropriated for such purpose.
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