Federal Executive Committee

## Federal Executive Committee(FedExCom)

The **Federal Executive Committee** (**FEC**) **FedExCom,** or the **Federal Committee** is the executive body of the United Federation of Nations responsible for state affairs and for supervising the implementation of laws. It consisted of up to 10 members elected by the Supreme Congress for a four-year term and the leaders of executive councils of worlds and provinces. The Federal Executive Committee plays an important role in the Government of the UFSR from its creation in 2055.

## Structure

The FEC is led by a President of the Republic (with the help of the Founders) and two vice presidents, who were elected by the U.F.N Congress on request of the President of the Republic. Committee members (also called secretariats) are elected to equally represent the Ten worlds making up the U.F.N as well as the two autonomous Cities in Z-Tech, Suburbia and Zomburbia. Both the President and committee members of the FEC can hold terms of four years. The FEC President could not hold more than two consecutive terms, however Committee members are allowed to hold up to 3 terms under certain statutes. Elections for a new Federal Executive Committee would take place after the creation of each new U.F.N Assembly and their respective constitutions. Members of the FEC give up their positions in the Congress when elected. The FEC President has the right to call meeting of the Committee at any time. The Federal President or at least five Committee members also has the right to call a meeting as well.

The Committee was composed of six federal secretariats:

* People's Defence
* Foreign Affairs
* Internal Affairs
* Finances
* Justice
* Freight Transport

The Committee for Foreign Trade and 12 internal secretariats in:

* Administration
* Directorates
* Administrative institutions
* Inspectorates
* Commissions

The Federal Executive Committee as a whole is considered a cabinet if one was to compare UFSR to other countries at the time.

### Responsibilities

The FEC is responsible for most day to day tasks of the U.F.N Congress. These included reviewing policy set by the U.F.N Congress, creation of federal bills to be submitted to the U.F.N Congress, submission of budget regulations for the Federal Budget, and adopting regulations to enforce Federal Statutes.

The creation of legislation could take the FEC about a year before it is sent to the U.F.N Congress. In the 1970s, the FEC was behind the creation of legislation tackling controversial issues in U.F.N regarding the ten worlds. The FEC is one of the few bureaucratic bodies in U.F.N that had access to reliable information needed to create effective policies. The Constitution of U.F.N and or Z-Tech also gave the FEC the right to appoint Committee members to the new state world leadership, however the the administration and command authority for the Federal Republican Armed Forces still goes to the Founders and the President. They would appoint the Committee of state security, national defense, foreign policy, and protection of the constitutional order.

## Constitutional powers

Powers of the Federal Committee included

* to call elections to the Supreme Congress and other parliamentary bodies
* to appoint members to the Unified Combatant Command Committee
* to grant pardon, amnesty and reprieves
* to ratify international treaties
* to grant diplomatic accreditation
* to grant decorations and awards
* to sponsor families with many children
* Direct the whole armed forces and defence upbuilding of the State
* Establish or abolish central bodies in the field of national defence
* Appoint or remove important military cadres
* Enact military ranks and confer military ranks higher than a general
* Proclaim a state of war and mobilization order in the country
* Issue orders and decisions
* deliberate and decide on major policies of the State including defence and security policies;
* exercise supervision over the fulfillment of the orders of the Founders of the Federation and the decisions and directives of the Committee, and take measures for their fulfillment;
* abrogate decisions and directives of State organs which run counter to the orders of the President of Z-Tech-UFN and the decisions and directives of the Committee in its meetings.

Among the departments that are known in the FEC are:

* Administration Department
* Foreign Affairs Department
* Reconnaissance General Bureau
* Policy Department

Security agencies and organizations that subordinated to the Commission:

* Ministry of Armed Forces
* Ministry of State Security