The NPC Standing Committee--the top legislature--has begun its bi-monthly session. It will review a series of draft amendments, bills, and reports, including a draft revision of the food safety law.

The draft amendment proposes that a unified supervision and management system is formed to encompass state- and local-level food and drug administration systems across the country. According to the agenda, the bimonthly session will deliberate on a report on the central government’s spending in 2013 and review a draft amendment to improve security at military facilities. A bill submitted by the Supreme People’s Court and Supreme People’s Procuratorate on fast-track arbitration trials in certain parts of China will also be considered.

Reports on reinforcing supervision over financial sectors, the qualifications of some NPC deputies, as well as a number of appointments and dismissals are also set to be examined at the meeting.