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[X]Strategic Economic Activities Act
-[X]Preamble: In His Imperial Majesty's Republic of Momi ʻōmaʻomaʻo the state must protect and reinforce economic activities deemed strategic and critical concerning the prosperity of His citizens in Momi ʻōmaʻomaʻo as well as concerning the collective defense of His Imperium in the name of His Regents until He can walk with us once more.
-[X]What Constitutes a Strategic Economic Activity: A strategic economic activity is action organizations partake that can only be done by one or a select few players in the economy deemed necessary enough by the government. Such economic actors engaging in these activities will be noted as strategic and critical for the survival of the Republic's economic system. If such activity is deemed obsolescent to the economic and social systems of the Republic, it can be quietly removed.
-[X]How to Identify a Strategic Economic Activity: The identification of strategic economic activities lies in the hands of the government of the day but has to be approved by Parliament for it to take effect.
-[X]When can the List of Strategic Economic Activities be effective: The list of identified strategic activities and their attendant organizations would only be in effect until after the first sitting of the next term of the House of Representatives, seeing the need to periodically update and renew the understanding of strategic economic activities in the modern-day.
-[X]The Conditions in Providing Aid to Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities:
--[X]It is in the discretion of the Governor and the Government to provide regular short-term material aid and non-material aid to businesses operating strategic economic activities for reasons of ensuring and growing the prosperity of the citizenry. Non-material aid includes but is not limited to the use of government personnel to assist in non-essential business functions for no more than a year in a parliamentary term, providing security to facilities, personnel, and officials if deemed necessary enough written in an Order in Council from the Governor-in-Council which can be scrutinized by Parliament and assisting in the acquisition of contracts outside the jurisdiction of the Republic.
--[X]It is through a decision by the Governor to provide substantial emergency short-term aid to businesses operating strategic economic activities through a declaration of a State of Economic Emergency for a period of two months extended by Parliament to six months so that a supplemental budget can be passed concerning providing aid to organizations. Such short-term assistance will be drawn from emergency funds earmarked in the budget for organizations operating strategic economic activities. If such emergency funds prove insufficient for short-term aid, it would be retroactively approved by Parliament through the supplemental budget and the funds to provide for the emergency.
--[X]In a State of Economic Emergency, Parliament would craft a supplemental budget for providing long-term aid to organizations operating economic activities with those operating strategic economic activities the priority for assistance in the budget.
--[X]In a State of War, the Executive without an enabling act for the duration of high-intensity conflict within the Republic will be able to redirect resources to provide aid to organizations providing strategic economic activities for a maximum period of six months until emergency powers are given, or a war budget passed that includes financial assistance.
--[X]In a State of War, Parliament would have to craft and approve a war budget for the duration of the conflict, including economic aid to organizations providing strategic economic activities.
-[X]Provisions in Providing Aid to Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities:
--[X]In providing short-term regular material aid, it is through the earmarked budgetary items for strategic economic activities aid are the funds provided in this endeavor.
--[X]In providing non-material aid, the Executive must report Parliament on their dealings with these organizations through regular written reports in the necessary committees for transparency in government.
--[X]For disputes in providing regular aid, it would be adjudicated in the courts regarding a disagreement between the Executive and Parliament for cases of irregularities committed by organizations operating strategic economic activities.
--[X]In a State of Economic Emergency, providing non-material aid is loosened but still needs to be reported to the Parliamentary Committees promptly.
--[X]A State of Economic Emergency extension can be passed until at most after a month of the next parliamentary term for each decision for an extension which can be revoked by Parliament either by itself or at the request of the Executive.
--[X]In a State of War, providing non-material aid is loosened, and the reporting of such activities will be provided after the engagement of high-intensity conflict throughout the Republic.
-[X]Conditions for Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities in Receiving Aid:
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities must regularly provide reports of their business activities and the professional activities of their high-ranking officials to relevant government offices. The data must be protected from those not eligible to review them.
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities must be able to regularly have a liquid reserve for at least 2 months of pay for all employees to be eligible for aid. It can be exempted by the government for a period of 2 years and requires parliamentary approval beyond that term.
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities must have a database of its employees, officials, contractors, and the dependents of all three available for review by Court Order from the authorities.
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities must have an internal affairs division to remove material and spiritual corruption under the supervision of the Oihana Hooia, Mea hoʻokō, and the Ecclesiarchy in regular and emergency economic affairs. In addition, the military will be added as part of the organizations to supervise internal affairs departments if the economic activities are related to the military or wartime conditions.
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities and their officials must always be available concerning parliamentary hearings concerning them and other such invitations.
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities must have a regular audit of their activities, whether provided by the state or the private sector, which must be verified by the Oihana Hooia before the start of a parliamentary term.
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities must be able to provide a budget concerning social activities aimed at the health and well-being of their employees, officials, and their dependents. This budget would be given to both the Executive and Parliament.
-[X] The Rights of Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities:
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities have the right to set their own salaries and bonuses as long as the pay scale is not deemed egregious by their internal affairs department.
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities have the right to set different standards in hiring and firing personnel as long as it is not deemed egregious by their internal affairs department.
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities have the right to arbitrate and adjudicate internally as long as it is overseen by the Judiciary and has a resident liaison from the Judiciary.
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities have the right to independently conduct their businesses outside the borders of the Republic as well as entering into agreements with outside governments of loyalists and the greater governments of His Majesty's Imperium without interference with the requirement that such activities be reported regularly.
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities have the right set-up or hire security forces outside the borders of the Republic in cases the host government has insufficient means to protect their economic activities. Though it must still be reported regularly on their activities and operations.
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities core personnel are exempt from conscription to keep the economic engine of war running.
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities have the right to determine their internal rules and regulations subject to review by the courts.
--[X]Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities have the right to conduct political activities as an organization as long as it is supervised by the Electoral Branch.
-[X]Penalty System for Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities:
--[X]The system of penalties reserved for is a points system with three categories: Code Blue, Code Yellow, and Code Red.
---[X]Code Blue is the set of penalties reserved for warnings and minor infractions that would require minimal fees paid out to the government.
---[X]Code Yellow is the set of penalties reserved for punishments relating to irregularities and criminality conducted by personnel and officials of Organizations Operating Strategic Economic Activities but explicitly removes the organization itself from responsibility. Actions such as these are reserved for the adjudication of courts in the Republic.
---[X]Code Red is the set of penalties reserved for harshly punishing the organization itself, which includes but is not limited to nationalization, stripping of significant assets, and forced sale of the organization. The punishment requires an Order in Council to proceed and a case filed before the courts before proceeding. Such an act is only if the organization has been deemed too unworthy of saving in its current form.
--[X]The points system is to be decided by the Executive and approved by Parliament.
--[X]Matters of leniency such as reduction of points will be decided by the Executive on a case-by-case basis.