Decree No. 213/2025/NĐ-CP detailing certain provisions of the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones

DECREE

Detailed regulations on certain provisions of the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Areas

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Areas No. 25/2023/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of 11 Laws on Military Affairs and National Defense No. 98/2025/QH15;

"Based on the proposal of the Minister of National Defense;"

The Government promulgates this Decree detailing certain provisions of the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Areas.

PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

Article 1. This Decree details the contents of Article 12; Clause 11, Article 18; Article 25; and Article 26 of the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Areas regarding: changing the purpose of using national defense works and military areas for economic and social development and serving civilian needs; procedures, formalities, and authorities for permitting activities within the protected area of national defense works and military areas; policies and benefits for agencies, units, and individuals involved in the management and protection of national defense works and military areas; policies and benefits for localities, organizations, households, and individuals affected by the management and protection of national defense works and military areas.

Article 2. Authorities, procedures, and formalities for permitting aircraft operations within the protected area of national defense works and military areas shall be carried out in accordance with Vietnamese civil aviation laws and laws on people's air defense, and are not within the scope of regulation of this Decree.

Article 2. Applicability

This Decree applies to localities, agencies, organizations, and individuals who are Vietnamese citizens; agencies, organizations, and individuals who are foreigners residing and operating in Vietnam.

Chapter II
PROCEDURES AND FORMALITIES FOR CHANGING THE PURPOSE OF USE

NATIONAL DEFENSE WORKS AND MILITARY AREAS FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND TO SERVE CIVILIAN NEEDS

ECONOMY - SOCIAL AND TO SERVE POPULAR NEEDS

Article 3. Procedures and formalities for changing the purpose of use of national defense works and military areas for economic and social development and to serve civilian needs

Clause 1. Ministries, sectors, and localities that need to use national defense works and land areas of military areas for economic and social development and to serve civilian needs shall take the lead in coordinating with agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense managing national defense works and military areas to prepare and submit applications for changing the purpose of use to the Ministry of National Defense.

Clause 2. For military areas

Point a. In cases where the land area of the military area is within the approved national defense land use plan transferred to localities by the Prime Minister, within thirty days from the date of receiving valid files as stipulated in Clause 1, Article 4 of this Decree, the Ministry of National Defense shall issue a document to the ministries, sectors, and localities agreeing or disagreeing with the change of purpose of use; if the Ministry of National Defense disagrees with the change of purpose of use, the provincial People's Committee shall report to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

Point b. In cases where the land area of the military area is not within the approved national defense land use plan transferred to localities by the Prime Minister, the change of purpose of use of the land area of the military area and the recovery of national defense land shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on land.

Point c. The land area of the military area specified in Points a and b of this Clause must be updated when reviewing and adjusting the planning according to the law after the change of purpose and recovery.

Clause 3. For national defense works

Point a. Within twenty days from the date of receiving valid files as stipulated in Clause 1, Article 4 of this Decree, the Ministry of National Defense shall issue a document to the ministries, sectors, and localities agreeing or disagreeing with the change of purpose of use of national defense works; if the Ministry of National Defense disagrees, it shall issue a report to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

Point b. If the Ministry of National Defense agrees with the change of purpose of use of national defense works, within fifteen days from the date of receiving valid files as stipulated in Clause 1, Article 4 of this Decree, the Ministry of National Defense shall take the lead in coordinating with relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to prepare files in accordance with Clause 2, Article 4 of this Decree and report to the Prime Minister for decision.

Clause 4. Prior to changing the purpose of use, the Minister of National Defense shall decide or delegate authority to decide to remove national defense works and military areas from the asset inventory.

Article 4. Documents for changing the purpose of use of defense works and military zones for economic and social development and to meet civilian needs

1. The documents submitted by ministries, sectors, and localities to the Ministry of National Defense for requesting to change the purpose of use of defense works and military zones include:

a) A request document stating the reasons, name, quantity, area, location, current purpose of use, and intended purpose of use after the change of purpose of defense works and military zones;

b) A diagram showing the position, boundaries, and land area markers of the military zone requiring a change in purpose of use and the land area planned for establishing a new military zone;

c) A diagram showing the position, boundaries, and land area occupied by defense works (in cases where there are defense works requiring a change in purpose of use);

d) Project documents for economic and social development and to meet civilian needs related to the change in purpose of use of military zones.

2. The documents submitted to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision on changing the purpose of use of defense works and military zones include:

a) A document from the Ministry of National Defense requesting to change the purpose of use of defense works and military zones;

b) A document from ministries, sectors, and localities requesting to accept defense works and military zones;

c) A list of defense works and military zones proposed for a change in purpose of use (type, group, quantity, area, condition; value; current purpose of use and intended purpose of use after the change of purpose; reasons for changing the purpose of use).

Article 5. Costs for changing the purpose of use of defense works and military zones for economic and social development and to meet civilian needs

1. For defense works and military zones that the Ministry of National Defense no longer requires for use, the receiving agencies or organizations shall be responsible for paying legitimate costs directly related to the handover and acceptance of defense works and military zones according to the laws on management and use of state assets and the laws on land.

2. For defense works and military zones that the Ministry of National Defense still requires for use

a) Changing the purpose of use of defense works and military zones involving the recovery of defense land shall be carried out according to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 12 of the Law on Management and Protection of Defense Works and Military Zones;

b) Funding for constructing new works with a minimum scale and area equivalent to the old works being changed in purpose of use or demolished (in cases where defense works must be demolished to ensure national security secrets);

c) Compensation and support funding for land required to change the purpose of use and land for constructing defense works and military zones at new locations according to the laws on land;

d) Costs related to handling defense works and military zones that need to be processed, including inventory, surveying; relocation, demolition, cancellation, destruction; valuation and appraisal of assets; organizing public auctions; other legitimate costs according to the laws on management and use of state assets and the laws on land.

3. Costs for changing the purpose of use of defense works and military zones, and demolishing defense works shall be deposited into a temporary account at the State Treasury according to the regulations of the Ministry of National Defense for constructing defense works and establishing military zones at new locations.

Chapter III
PROCEDURES AND FORMALITIES FOR PERMITTING ACTIVITIES

TO BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE PROTECTION ZONE

OF DEFENSE WORKS AND MILITARY ZONES

Article 6. Principles for Permitting Activities within the Scope of Defense Works and Military Areas Protection

Permitting activities within the scope of defense works and military areas protection must comply with the principles stipulated in Article 3 of the Law on Management and Protection of Defense Works and Military Areas and the following principles:

1. Ensuring compliance with the authority, objects, procedures, and formalities prescribed by laws on management and protection of defense works and military areas.

2. Not affecting the normal operation and status of defense works.

3. Ensuring conformity with the regulations of the Prime Minister regarding the protection regime for defense works and military areas of the Special Group.

4. In cases of maintenance and upkeep of works serving the activities of defense works and military areas, they shall be carried out according to the coordination regulations for construction in the area between the agencies and units directly managing and protecting defense works and military areas and the agencies managing works serving the activities of defense works and military areas.

Article 7. Procedures and Formalities for Permitting Activities within the Scope of Defense Works and Military Areas Protection

1. The dossier components include:

a) Request document according to Model No. 01 attached to this Decree;

b) Copy of the operating license of the organization, professional certificate (card) of the individual, registration papers of the means of transport;

c) Relevant project documents related to the activity (if any).

2. Regarding the method of submitting the dossier:

a) For the Special Group

The request dossier shall be submitted through the National Public Service Portal, the Information System for Administrative Procedure Resolution of the Ministry of National Defense, and the People's Committee of the province where there are defense works and military areas of the Special Group.

b) For other groups

The request dossier shall be submitted through the National Public Service Portal, the Information System for Administrative Procedure Resolution of the Ministry of National Defense.

c) In cases where the dossier specified in point b, Clause 1 of this Article has been digitized and stored in the National Information System, national database, or specialized database, the agency, organization, or individual shall provide information in the request document according to Model No. 01 so that the competent authority can access and process the administrative procedure online.

3. Time limit for resolution

a) For the Special Group

Within seven working days from the date of receiving a valid dossier; the People's Committee of the province shall issue a request document and relevant dossier to the Ministry of National Defense, and simultaneously send it to the subordinate agencies and units of the Ministry of National Defense responsible for managing and protecting defense works and military areas of the Special Group through the electronic document transmission system of state administrative agencies according to Decision No. 28/2018/QĐ-TTg dated July 12, 2018 of the Prime Minister.

Within twenty days from the date of receiving a valid dossier, the Minister of National Defense shall consider and resolve.

In cases where the dossier is incomplete or invalid, within two working days, the People's Committee of the province shall issue a supplementary dossier request form to the requesting agency, organization, or individual. The time for supplementing the dossier will not be counted towards the administrative procedure resolution period.

After receiving the request document and relevant dossier, if additional consensus is required, within two working days, the Ministry of National Defense shall issue a document to exchange with the People's Committee of the province about the requested dossier before presenting it to the competent authority for consideration and decision.

b) For Group I type A, national military training centers, and the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense

Within fifteen days from the date of receiving a valid dossier, the competent authority of the Ministry of National Defense shall consider and resolve. In cases where the dossier is incomplete or invalid, within three working days, the agency receiving the dossier shall issue a supplementary dossier request form to the requesting agency, organization, or individual. The time for supplementing the dossier will not be counted towards the administrative procedure resolution period.

c) For Group I: type B, type C; Group II: type A, type C, type D

Within ten days from the date of receiving a valid dossier, the competent authority of the Ministry of National Defense shall consider and resolve. In cases where the dossier is incomplete or invalid, within two working days, the agency receiving the dossier shall issue a supplementary dossier request form to the requesting agency, organization, or individual. The time for supplementing the dossier will not be counted towards the administrative procedure resolution period.

d) For Group II type B; Group III: type A, type B, type C

Within seven working days from the date of receiving a valid dossier, the competent authority of the Ministry of National Defense shall consider and resolve. In cases where the dossier is incomplete or invalid, within two working days, the agency receiving the dossier shall issue a supplementary dossier request form to the requesting agency, organization, or individual. The time for supplementing the dossier will not be counted towards the administrative procedure resolution period.

4. The result of the resolution is a notification document permitting the activity issued in both paper and electronic forms to the requesting agency, organization, or individual.

5. The Minister of National Defense decides and delegates the authority to decide on permitting activities within the scope of defense works and military areas protection.

Chapter IV
REGIME AND POLICY FOR AGENCIES, UNITS, AND INDIVIDUALS

IN MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF WORKS

OF DEFENSE WORKS AND MILITARY ZONES

Article 8. Subsidy System for Specialized Forces Implementing Management and Protection Tasks of National Defense Works and Military Areas

1. Recipients

a) Specialized forces implementing management and protection tasks of National Defense Works Group of Special Category;

b) Forces implementing protection tasks for the General Staff of the Ministry of National Defense;

c) Specialized forces implementing management and protection tasks of National Defense Works Group I Type A that are not enclosed or covered.

2. Subsidy System and Amounts

a) Military Specific Subsidy at 10% shall be applied to recipients specified in points a and c of Clause 1 of this Article who perform tasks to manage national defense works;

b) Duty Responsibility Subsidy at 0.2 shall be applied to recipients specified in Article 1 of this Law.

3. Calculation Method and Payment Principles

a) The Military Specific Subsidy for those receiving salaries shall be calculated based on the current salary level according to rank grade, plus leadership position subsidy (if applicable), and seniority bonus exceeding the framework (if applicable), multiplied by 10%; for those receiving military rank subsidies (non-commissioned officers, soldiers) it shall be calculated based on the current military rank subsidy level multiplied by 10%;

b) The Duty Responsibility Subsidy for those receiving salaries shall be calculated based on the basic salary level multiplied by 0.2; for those receiving military rank subsidies (non-commissioned officers, soldiers) it shall be calculated based on the non-commissioned officer and soldier military rank subsidy level multiplied by 0.2;

c) The period during which these benefits and policies are enjoyed shall be counted from the date of the decision and implemented until the decision to cease performing the task is made; if holding a position for 15 days or more in a month, the full monthly subsidy shall be received, while holding a position for less than 15 days in a month, 50% of the monthly subsidy shall be received;

d) When changing job positions or military ranks for officers or salary levels for professional military personnel or military rank subsidies for non-commissioned officers and soldiers, from which month the corresponding subsidy level shall be applied based on the new job position or military rank or salary or military rank subsidy level starting from that month;

e) The types of subsidies stipulated in this Article shall be paid concurrently with the monthly salary and shall not be used to calculate contributions or benefits under social insurance and health insurance schemes.

4. The funding source to ensure the subsidy system prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article shall be provided by the state budget, allocated within the annual budget of the Ministry of National Defense as prescribed by laws on the state budget.

Article 9. Labor Day Allowance and Meal Money for Individuals Mobilized to Participate in Management and Protection Activities of National Defense Works and Military Areas

1. Mobilization Cases

a) Mobilization to address natural disaster incidents and fires;

b) Mobilization to handle situations affecting the safety and secrecy of national defense works and military areas.

2. Labor Day Allowance and Meal Money for individuals mobilized to participate in the protection activities of national defense works and military areas shall be as follows:

a) The labor day allowance amount shall be equivalent to the allowance for coastal militia personnel engaged in defending islands and maritime areas;

b) The meal money amount shall be equal to the basic meal money of infantry non-commissioned officers and soldiers currently serving in the Vietnam People's Army.

3. The People's Committee of the commune has the responsibility to coordinate with the unit directly managing and protecting national defense works and military areas to compile lists and statistics of labor days, report to the People's Committee of the province for decision-making and organization of payment implementation.

4. The funding source to implement the payment of the system and policies prescribed in this Article shall be guaranteed by the state budget.

Article 10. Rewards for agencies, organizations, and individuals with achievements in participating in management and protection activities of defense works and military zones

Agencies, organizations, and individuals that cooperate or are mobilized to participate in protecting defense works and military zones and achieve results shall be rewarded according to the provisions of laws on competition and rewards and other relevant laws in the following cases:

1. Excellently completing the task of protecting defense works and military zones.

2. Repairing works when there is a dangerous incident that may affect lives and health.

3. Contributing resources to the protection, preservation, maintenance, and upgrading of defense works and military zones.

4. Discovering, reporting, and preventing acts of infringement, destruction, or disclosure of secrets related to defense works and military zones.

Article 11. Compensation for property damage for agencies, organizations, and individuals that cooperate or are mobilized to participate in management and protection activities of defense works and military zones

Agencies, organizations, and individuals that cooperate or are mobilized to participate in protecting defense works and military zones and suffer property damage shall be compensated according to the provisions of the law in the following cases:

1. Property being lost, destroyed, or damaged.

2. Interests associated with the use and exploitation of property being reduced or lost.

3. Other losses as prescribed by law.

Article 12. Benefits and policies for individuals mobilized to participate in management and protection activities of defense works and military zones who fall ill, suffer accidents, get injured, or die while performing their duties

1. Individuals participating in social insurance and health insurance who fall ill, suffer accidents, get injured, or die while performing management and protection tasks of defense works and military zones shall enjoy benefits according to the provisions of the law on social insurance and health insurance and shall be reimbursed for co-payment costs and medical expenses not covered by health insurance.

2. Individuals not participating in health insurance who fall ill or suffer accidents while performing management and protection tasks of defense works and military zones shall have all medical examination and treatment costs reimbursed.

3. Individuals not participating in social insurance who suffer accidents resulting in a reduction in work capacity as concluded by the Medical Appraisal Board shall be considered for allowances based on the degree of reduction in work capacity; if they die, their dependents shall receive pension and funeral expenses.

4. Individuals who are injured or die while performing their duties shall be considered for benefits and policies similar to those for war invalids or recognized as martyrs and entitled to other rights as prescribed by law.

Article 13. Levels of support, procedures, formalities, and responsibilities for ensuring funds to pay benefits and policies for individuals mobilized to participate in management and protection activities of defense works and military zones who do not participate in health insurance and fall ill, suffer accidents, or get injured while performing their duties

1. During the period of participating in management and protection activities of defense works and military zones, individuals mobilized who fall ill, suffer accidents, or get injured shall have all medical examination and treatment costs reimbursed and shall receive daily food allowance during inpatient treatment until recovery, similar to civilian self-defense forces.

2. Documents include

a) Application for reimbursement of medical examination and treatment costs of individuals receiving benefits due to illness, accidents, injuries or their legal representatives (Model No. 02 attached to this Decree);

b) Copy of payment receipts, discharge certificates.

3. Procedures and time limits for implementation

a) Individuals applying for benefits due to illness, accidents, injuries or their legal representatives prepare one set of documents as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article and submit directly at the One-Stop Service Center of the provincial level, the One-Stop Service Center of the commune level, or submit online through the National Public Service Portal or the Provincial Administrative Procedure Information System, or submit via postal services;

b) The People's Committee of the province shall assign agencies or organizations to receive documents; if the documents are complete, within ten days, the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province shall issue a decision to pay the support fund for medical examination and treatment costs for individuals who are ill, suffer accidents, or get injured; if the documents are incomplete or invalid, a supplementary guidance form shall be issued; the time for supplementing documents does not count towards the administrative procedure processing time. If the documents specified in point b of Clause 2 of this Article have been digitized and stored in the information system or database of the health agency, the applicant or their legal representative shall provide information in the application form for the competent authority to access online to process the administrative procedure;

c) Within three working days from the date the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province issues the decision to pay the support fund, the People's Committee of the commune where the citizen is registered as a permanent resident shall be responsible for paying the medical examination and treatment costs for individuals who are ill, suffer accidents, or get injured; payment shall be made by bank transfer, postal service, or direct receipt at the payment office.

4. Individuals mobilized to participate in management and protection activities of defense works and military zones shall not be entitled to reimbursement of medical examination and treatment costs if they fall ill, suffer accidents, or get injured under any of the following circumstances:

a) Intentionally damaging their own health;

b) Accidents unrelated to the performance of their duties.

5. The source of funds to implement the payment of benefits and policies prescribed in this Article shall be guaranteed by the state budget.

Article 14. Level of benefit, procedure, formalities, and responsibility for ensuring funding to pay for benefits and policies for persons mobilized to participate in management and protection activities of national defense works and military areas who have not joined social insurance and suffer accidents or death while performing their duties.

1. Level of benefit

a) During the period of treatment for accidents, they shall enjoy the full cost of medical examination and treatment and daily food allowance, including cases where the wound recurs until health stabilizes and出院时的状态与民兵自卫队人员相同；

b) In case of death due to an accident, relatives shall receive a pension allowance and funeral expenses as with the civilian militia.

2. Documents include:

a) Application for accident allowance

Application form for accident allowance (Model No. 03 attached to this Decree);

Discharge certificate or copy of medical record after treating the accident for inpatient cases, or a copy of the injury certification issued by the medical facility that provided emergency care and treatment;

Medical labor capacity assessment report by the provincial hospital's medical appraisal board or equivalent; in traffic accident cases, there should also be a report from the police department.

b) Application for pension and funeral expenses

Application form for pension and funeral expenses (Model No. 03 attached to this Decree);

Discharge certificate or copy of medical record after treating the accident for inpatient cases, a copy of the death certificate or death registration extract; in traffic accident cases leading to death, there should also be a report from the police department.

3. Implementation procedures and time limits for resolution shall be carried out according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 13 of this Decree. If the documents specified in Clause 2 of this Article have been digitized and stored in the information system or database of health authorities or police departments, the applicant shall provide information on the application form for the competent authority at the provincial People's Committee or commune-level People's Committee to access online and resolve administrative procedures.

4. Cases stipulated in Clause 4, Article 13 of this Decree who suffer accidents or death shall not be entitled to accident allowance benefits.

5. The source of funds to implement the payment of benefits and policies prescribed in this Article shall be guaranteed by the state budget.

Chapter V
POLICIES FOR LOCALITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, HOUSEHOLDS AND INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL DEFENSE WORKS AND MILITARY AREAS

POLICIES FOR LOCALITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, HOUSEHOLDS AND INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL DEFENSE WORKS AND MILITARY AREAS

NATIONAL DEFENSE WORKS AND MILITARY ZONES

Article 15. Policies for communes and villages within the protected area of special category national defense works and military areas

1. Communes and villages within the protected area of special category national defense works and military areas shall be prioritized for investment in economic and social development projects including:

a) Construction or upgrading, repairing, and hardening roads from the commune center to villages and internal village roads;

b) Construction of power substations and electricity networks to households;

c) Construction or repair of small water conservancy works and centralized water supply systems;

d) Community houses, radio stations, schools, kindergartens;

đ) Investment in construction or renovation, repair, and purchase of equipment for commune health stations;

e) Sustainable agricultural and forestry production development, leveraging the potential and strengths of regions to produce goods along value chains;

g) Support for economic restructuring towards increasing the proportion of goods and services; promoting entrepreneurship and business based on local potential, strengths, and available resources; creating stable employment and income combined with preserving and promoting traditional cultural values, enhancing spiritual life through information and communication;

h) Construction or renovation and upgrading of landslide prevention works directly affecting residential areas and schools.

2. They shall enjoy policies similar to those of communes and villages under the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas as decided by the Prime Minister.

3. The provincial People's Committee shall direct, guide the organization and implementation, and inspect the execution:

a) To establish and approve lists of beneficiaries, works, and projects as specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article as the basis for implementation;

b) To develop and issue plans for implementation over a five-year period and annually, including medium-term public investment plans (five years), support plans for production and business development, goals, and tasks sent to relevant agencies as required, and propose mechanisms for implementation with competent authorities according to related laws;

c) To direct and assign responsibilities at each level and among departments in organizing implementation;

d) To submit to and issue according to its authority mechanisms, policies, and guidelines for implementation in the province; to issue regulations on integrating funds from other programs and projects with the same content, tasks, and mechanisms to avoid overlapping and duplication in scope, targets, and content between programs and projects.

4. The funding for implementation as specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article shall be guaranteed by the state budget.

Article 16. Policy regime for organizations, households, and individuals producing, trading, and residing within the protection zone of national defense works and special military areas.

1. Organizations, households, and individuals producing, trading, and residing within the protection zone of national defense works and special military areas shall enjoy the following policies:

a) Support for developing production and economy (supporting seeds, breeding facilities, input materials to shift the structure of crops and livestock with high economic value; supporting vaccination against dangerous diseases for livestock and poultry; organizing training on production knowledge).

b) Investment support with capital recovery according to household or community livestock farming, production development through preferential interest rate policy credit loans;

c) Support for occupational change;

d) Support for forest protection contracts for forest areas assigned by the Special Purpose Forest Management Board, protective forests; special purpose forests and protective forests assigned to economic organizations under current regulations; natural forest areas directly managed by the People's Committee of communes; support for protecting forests planned as protective forests and natural production forests already transferred to communities and households;

e) Support for other livelihood diversification activities proposed by the community, consistent with customs, traditions, and community needs; consistent with legal provisions;

f) Exemption or reduction of land use fees and land rental fees according to the laws on land.

2. Level of support.

a) For projects and plans of ministries and central agencies, the level of support is decided by the head of the central agency but not exceeding eighty percent (80%) of the total cost of implementing one (01) project or plan;

b) For local projects and plans, the level of support is decided by the approving agency but not exceeding the support ceiling determined by the Provincial People's Council.

3. They shall also enjoy other policies like those for organizations, households, and individuals under the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas as decided by the Prime Minister.

4. Implementation organization:

a) The commune People's Committee shall cooperate with the unit directly managing and protecting national defense works and special military areas to compile a list of organizations, households, and individuals producing, trading, and residing within the protection zone of national defense works and special military areas eligible for support under Clause 1 of this Article, and submit it to the provincial People's Committee for approval;

b) The provincial People's Committee shall approve the list of organizations, households, individuals, and entities implementing support and finalizing accounts according to relevant laws.

5. The funding for implementation as stipulated in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article shall be guaranteed by the state budget and local budget; it shall be allocated in the medium-term public investment plan, annual public investment plan, and annual budget estimate according to each source of funds.

Article 17. Policy regime for organizations, households, and individuals whose land use rights are restricted; and other legitimate rights and interests within the protection zone of national defense works and military areas.

1. Cases of compensation for losses due to restricted land use rights within the protection zone of national defense works and military areas shall be implemented according to the laws on land including:

a) Changing the land use purpose from residential land to non-agricultural land that is not residential or from residential land to agricultural land;

b) Changing the land use purpose from non-agricultural land that is not residential to agricultural land;

c) In cases where there is no change in land use purpose but the land use capacity is restricted, the level of compensation for losses shall be determined specifically based on the actual situation at the locality by the provincial People's Committee.

2. Houses, construction works, and other assets attached to land located within the protection zone of national defense works and military areas that suffer damage due to relocation shall be compensated according to the level of loss as prescribed.

3. When the protection zone of national defense works and military areas occupies more than seventy percent (70%) of the area of a plot of land with houses and construction works as stipulated in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article, the remaining land area shall also be compensated according to Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article, if the remaining land area is smaller than the minimum area stipulated by the provincial People's Committee under Clause 2 of Article 220 of the Land Law for residential plots or does not meet the conditions for construction according to specialized laws for plots with construction works.

4. Residential land with houses attached to land located within the protection zone of national defense works and military areas, when construction requires relocation of residence according to the decision of the competent authority, the land user and owner of the house attached to the land, in addition to being compensated according to Clause 1 of this Article, if necessary, shall be resettled, compensated for relocation costs, and supported to stabilize their life and production according to the laws on land.

Chapter VI
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MINISTRIES, SECTORS, AND LOCALITIES

Article 18. Ministry of National Defense

1. Take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, and the People's Committee of the province in organizing and implementing, inspecting the implementation of tasks related to managing and protecting defense works and military zones, in conjunction with socio-economic development in the locality.

2. Coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and the People's Committee of the province to provide advice and propose policies, build programs, and plans for socio-economic development in localities where there are special defense works and military zones.

3. Direct units responsible for managing and protecting defense works and military zones to cooperate with local police and local authorities in building safe areas, organizing education and propaganda on the enforcement of laws, and handling violations concerning the management and protection of defense works and military zones.

Article 19. Ministry of Public Security

1. Direct local public security organs to take the lead and coordinate with units managing and protecting defense works and military zones and local authorities to ensure security and social order according to the law on the management and protection of defense works and military zones and relevant laws.

2. Direct local public security organs to coordinate with units managing and protecting defense works and military zones and local authorities to inspect and handle violations concerning the protection of defense works and military zones according to the law.

3. Provide online information and data to serve administrative procedures and public services according to the law.

Article 20. Ministry of Health

Implement legal provisions regarding medical examination and treatment for individuals mobilized to participate in activities related to the management and protection of defense works and military zones, and provide online information and data to serve administrative procedures and public services according to the law.

Article 21. Ministry of Finance

1. Take the lead in providing advice and proposing policies, building programs, and plans for socio-economic development in localities where there are special defense works and military zones.

2. Take the lead in proposing the allocation of investment capital for development in the medium-term public investment plan and annually; compile needs, estimate budget allocations, indicators, and specific tasks according to the proposals of the People's Committee of the province for programs and projects under policy regimes into the five-year plan and annual plan, report to the competent authority for consideration and decision-making according to the law.

3. Monitor, inspect, and audit plans, programs, and projects concerning the implementation of policies for localities, organizations, households, and individuals affected by activities related to the management and protection of defense works and military zones.

4. Take the lead in proposing regular funding for activities related to the management and protection of defense works and military zones within the central government's expenditure budget according to the State Budget Law and guiding documents.

Article 22. Provincial People's Committee

1. Develop and submit to the competent authority for issuance mechanisms and policies to support affected entities due to activities related to the management and protection of defense works and military zones, and issue documents to organize implementation.

2. Direct and assign responsibilities at each level and departments in coordinating to organize the implementation of activities related to the management and protection of defense works and military zones; implement policies according to the principle of promoting decentralization and strengthening responsibility at the grassroots level.

3. Develop implementation plans for the five-year period and annually including contents such as investment plans, sources of funds, objectives, tasks, programs, and projects to implement policies and send them to the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies according to regulations. Allocate provincial budget to implement this Decree.

4. Based on specific conditions in the locality, the Provincial People's Committee decides specifically which agency will receive and deliver results of procedure resolution according to Clause 3, Article 13, Clause 3, Article 14 of this Decree and the regulation on receiving, circulating files, resolving, delivering results, disbursing policies, time limits for each step of the procedure of related agencies and units, and the resolution of inter-agency linkage according to the one-stop mechanism ensuring that the total time does not exceed the prescribed time limit in this Decree; publicly announce administrative procedures and the selection of submission locations in the locality.

5. Organize implementation; inspect, evaluate, and report on the implementation of policies in the province according to periodic and ad hoc guidance from the Ministry of National Defense.

Chapter VII
IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 23. Effectiveness of Implementation

This Decree takes effect from September 15, 2025, and replaces Government Decree No. 04/CP dated January 16, 1995, promulgating the Regulations on the Protection of Defense Works and Military Zones.

Article 24. Responsibility for Implementation

The Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency, Head of an agency under the Government, Chairman of the People's Committee of a province or centrally governed city, and related agencies, organizations, and individuals are responsible for enforcing this Decree./.