Chapter 2. Composition and structure of the Accounts Chamber

Article 4. Composition of the Accounts Chamber

The Accounts Chamber shall consist of the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber, Deputy Chairman, auditors of the Accounts Chamber, the Office of the Accounts Chamber.

The Chairman of the Accounts Chamber shall submit the structure and manning table of the Accounts Chamber, within the costs of the Accounts Chamber, for approval by the Collegium of the Accounts Chamber.

Article 5. Chairman of the Accounts Chamber and Deputy Chairman of the Accounts Chamber

The Chairman of the Accounts Chamber shall be appointed by the State Duma for a term of six years. The resolution on the appointment of the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber shall be adopted by a majority of votes of the total number of deputies of the State Duma.

The Chairman of the Accounts Chamber can be a citizen of the Russian who has a higher education and experience of professional activity in the spheres of state administration, state control, economics, and finance.

The Chairman of the Accounts Chamber may not be a relative of the President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Federation Council, Chairman of the State Duma, Chairman of the Russian Federation Government, Head of Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Procurator General of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, Chairman of Higher Court of the Russian Federation nor Chairman of Higher Arbitration Tribunal of the Russian Federation.

The Chairman of the Accounts Chamber shall:

exercise overall control over the activity of the Accounts Chamber and organize the operation thereof in accordance with the Regulations of the Accounts Chamber;

jointly with the Deputy Chairman, submit to the Federation Council and the State Duma reports on the work of the Accounts Chamber;

represent the Accounts Chamber in bodies of state power of the Russian Federation and abroad.

To execute the powers vested in him, the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber shall issue orders and directives, hire and dismiss officers of the Office of the Accounts Chamber, conclude economic and other agreements.

The Chairman of the Accounts Chamber shall have the right to participate in sessions of the Federation Council and State Duma, committees and commissions thereof, meetings of the Russian Federation Government, sessions of the Presidium of the Russian Federation Government.

The Chairman of the Accounts Chamber may not be a deputy of the State Duma nor a member of the Government, engage in any other remunerated activity except for teaching, scientific research or other creative work.

The Deputy Chairman of the Accounts Chamber shall be appointed by the Federation Council for a term of six years. The resolution on the appointment of the Deputy Chairman of the Accounts Chamber shall be adopted by a majority of votes of the total number of deputies (members) of the Federation Council.

The Deputy Chairman of the Accounts Chamber can be a citizen of the Russian Federation who has a higher education and experience of professional activity in the spheres of state administration, state control, economics, and finance.

The Deputy Chairman of the Accounts Chamber may not be a relative of the President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Federation Council, Chairman of the State Duma, Chairman of the Russian Federation Government, Head of Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Procurator General of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, Chairman of Higher Court of the Russian Federation nor Chairman of Higher Arbitration Tribunal of the Russian Federation.

The Deputy Chairman of the Accounts Chamber shall perform his functions in accordance with the Regulations of the Accounts Chamber, perform the functions of the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber in his absence, by the order of the Chairman represent the Accounts Chamber in bodies of state power of the Russian Federation and abroad.

The Deputy Chairman of the Accounts Chamber shall have the right to participate in sessions of the Federation Council and State Duma, committees and commissions thereof, meetings of the Russian Federation Government, sessions of the Presidium of the Russian Federation Government.

The Deputy Chairman of the Accounts Chamber may not be a member of Government, engage in any other remunerated activity except for teaching,scientific research and other creative work.

Article 6. Auditors of the Accounts Chamber

Officials in charge of the definite lines of the Accounts Chamber that encompass a complex of, a group or totality of a number of income or expenditure items of the federal budget which are united by one purpose shall be auditors of the Accounts Chamber. Specific contents of the area of work of the Accounts Chamber headed by one auditor of the Accounts Chamber shall be determined by the Collegium of the Accounts Chamber.

Citizens of the Russian Federation who have a higher education and experience of professional work in the sphere of state control, economics, finance can be appointed auditors of the Accounts Chamber.

Within the limits of one quarter of the total auditors number, the auditor positions can be filled by persons who have a higher education and experience of professional activity in a different sphere.

When forming the Accounts Chamber, the Federation Council and the State Duma each shall appoint six auditors for a term of six years. The resolution of the State Duma on the appointment of an auditor of the Accounts Chamber shall be adopted by a majority of the total number of deputies of the State Duma. The resolution of the Federation Council on the appointment of an auditor of the Federation Council shall be adopted by a majority of the total number of deputies ( members) of the Federation Council.

The full staff of the auditors of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation shall be formed no later than within three months after the effective date of this Federal Law.

An auditor vacancy must be filled within two months.

Within the terms of reference to be established by the Regulations of the Accounts Chamber, the auditors of the Accounts Chamber shall independently decide upon any matters of organizing the activities they are in charge of and shall bear responsibility for the results thereof.

Auditors of the Accounts Chamber shall have the right to attend sessions of the Federation Council and State Duma, committees and commissions thereof, collegiums of federal ministries and agencies and other state bodies.

Auditors of the Accounts Chamber may not engage in any other remunerated activity except for teaching, scientific research or other creative work.

Article 7. Collegium of the Accounts Chamber

The Collegium of the Accounts Chamber shall be set up to consider the matters of planning and organizing the work of the Accounts Chamber, methodology of the control and inspection activity, reports and information to be delivered to the Federation Council and the State Duma. The Collegium of the Accounts Chamber shall be composed of the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber, his Deputy and the auditors of the Accounts Chamber.

The Collegium of the Accounts Chamber shall hold its meetings as often as necessary but at least once a month. Meetings of the Collegium shall be deemed validly convened if attended by a majority of members of the Collegium. A decision of the Collegium shall be deemed adopted if voted for by a majority of the members of the Collegium in the attendance of the meeting.

By joint recommendation of the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber and Deputy Chairman of the Accounts Chamber, the Collegium shall adopt the Regulations of the Accounts Chamber, approve the composition and contents of the areas of work headed by the auditors of the Accounts Chamber.

Article 8. Personnel of the Accounts Chamber

Personnel of the Accounts Chamber shall comprise inspectors of the Accounts Chamber and other permanent employees.

The functions of inspectors of the Accounts Chamber shall include direct organization and conduct of control within the terms of reference of the Accounts Chamber.

Rights, obligations and responsibilities of the personnel of the Accounts Chamber , as well as the conditions of their service shall be defined by the current Law, the law on federal state service, labor legislation of the Russian Federation and other standard legal acts.