THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA
(b)
Prepare a research report to accompany that proposed amendment or bill, which report, in
terms of evidence, both justifies the proposed amendment or bill and predicts the probability
that the proposed amendment or bill will induce its prescribed behaviors, and that those
behaviors will ameliorate the social problem at which the proposed amendment or bill aims;;
(c)
Accomplish the necessary legal and factual research required to fulfill the tasks mentioned in
Paragraphs (a) and (b);;
(d)
In terms of Article 137 (7), submit the completed proposed amendment or draft bill
accompanied by the report mentioned in Paragraph (b) to the Oversight Committee;;
(e)
Report every three (3) months to the Oversight Committee, or upon request by the Oversight
Committee, on progress in the review and implementation of this Constitution and any
impediments to the review and implementation process;;
(f)
Work with the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court to ensure the constitutionality of the
proposals;; and
(g)
Subject to budgetary limitations, employ staff sufficient to accomplish its duties under this
Constitution.
Article 135.
Mandates and Prescribed Timelines for Priority Institutions and Independent
Commissions the Federal Parliament Shall Establish
(1)
Unless otherwise stated in this Constitution, the Federal Parliament of the Federal Republic of
Somalia shall appoint no more than nine (9) members to serve on Independent Commissions.
(2)
The Federal Parliament shall establish the following Institutions and Independent Commissions
within the following timeframes applicable after the Council of Ministers is formed:
(a)
The Judicial Service Commission - 30
days;; (b) Constitutional Court - 60 days;;
(3)
(c)
The Human Rights Commission, Ombudsman, the National Security Commission and the
Civilian Oversight Sub-Committee - 45 days;;
(d)
The Parliamentary Service Commission - 15 days;;
(e)
The National Independent Electoral Commission and the Boundaries and Federation
Commission - 60 days;;
(f)
The Interstate Commission - 1 year;;
(g)
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission - 30 days.
In order to facilitate the work of the Federal Parliament in accomplishing these tasks, the Technical
Facilitation Committee shall prepare the draft legislation required to establish such commissions
under this Constitution for the Oversight Committee and the Review and Implementation
Commission to finalize and submit to the Federal Parliament to consider as soon as practicable in
order to meet the deadlines established in Clause 2 above.
Article 136. Adoption of a Constitutional Amendment During the First Term of the House of
the People;; Adoption of the Final Constitution.
(1)
During the first term of the Somali Federal Parliament, it shall adopt a proposed amendment to the
Provisional Constitution only after approving it in a final vote in the House of the People by at least
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