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Promulgation No.
Title Main Contents
(Date)
• Previously, the procedure for submitting requests for fostering and
Partial Amendment
Rules on Fostering and No. 996 supporting reserve forces was delegated to be set by local governments’
Supporting Reserve (September 26, ordinances; since there is no need to set the provisions for each local
Forces government, however, deleted the regulations delegating the role to
2019)
ordinances
Rules on the Payment of Partial Amendment • Amend the provisions to extend the period of exception that temporarily
Retaining Fee and Interim No. 997 suspends the payment of the guaranteed amount specified in the guarantee
Payments for the Defense (October 11, 2019) of payment of subcontractors or submission of the guarantee of payment,
Industry etc. for the amount equivalent thereto by shipbuilders
• Amend the provisions to make system improvements by allowing the Chief
of Staff of each military to give extra points up to a certain limit considering
Enforcement Rules of the Partial Amendment the environment and characteristics of each service’s labor acquisition in
Military Personnel No. 998 relation to the extra points given in the selection of long-term NCOs and
Management Act (October 18, 2019) NCOs eligible for promotion, and set the appointment criteria to at least 300
flight hours when appointing pilots for rotary-wing aircraft to increase
accuracy
• Amend the provisions to set matters delegated under the Act and
Presidential Decree and other matters necessary for implementation thereof
Enforcement Rules of the Partial Amendment by setting the detailed criteria for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) among
Military Aircraft military aircraft and requiring the head of the project management agency
No. 999
Airworthiness Certification (October 24, 2019) who intends to apply for airworthiness certification for the purpose of
Act research, etc. to submit the application for airworthiness certification
containing details such as the operational purpose and period of military
aircraft to the Minister of DAPA
• With the amendment to the Act on the Report and Disclosure of Military
Enforcement Rules of the Service Records of Public Servants, Etc. and its Enforcement Decree,
Act on the Report and Partial Amendment amend the provisions to improve some shortfalls found in the operation of
Disclosure of Military No. 1000
Service Records of Public (October 29, 2019) the current system by amending the forms necessary for such
implementation, including the notice to report modifications in the military
Servants, Etc.
service information
Enforcement Rules of the Partial Amendment • With the amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Defense Acquisition
Defense Acquisition No. 1001 Program Act, amend the provisions by deleting the form of the relevant
Program Act (December 4, 2019) agreement on security requirements
Rules on Calculating the
Cost of Goods Subject to Partial Amendment • Amend the provisions by improving the profit calculation standards to
No. 1002
guarantee appropriate profits for the defense industry and introducing the
the Cost of Defense (December 30, 2019) unit cost of defense wage and concept of standard amount of work
Industry
• With the amendment to the Organizational Setup of the MND and Its
Enforcement Rules on the Partial Amendment Affiliated Organizations (Presidential Decree No. 30281, promulgated and
Organizational Setup of
No. 1004
the MND and Its Affiliated (December 31, 2019) enforced on December 31, 2019), amend the provisions by reflecting the
modifications and designating the chief of Gender Equality Policy Division in
Organizations
MND as an open position to ensure efficient operation of open positions
• With the amendment to the Decree on the Act on Welfare of Persons with
Partial Amendment Disabilities, which revises the grade of disability, amend the provisions by
Enforcement Rules of the No. 1006 reforming the criteria for people who require draft physical examination
Military Service Act
(January 7, 2020) among persons with disabilities in the preliminary military service who are
eligible to be exempted from military service
• Amend the provisions by deleting the age in the selection criteria for
promoting NCOs so as to eliminate unreasonable discrimination in relation
to age, as well as allowing those who have not completed their mandatory
Enforcement Rules of the Partial Amendment service period due to physical or psychological impairment to continue to
Military Personnel No. 1008 serve on active duty through deliberation by the committee for examination
Management Act (January 23, 2020)
on discharge from active service of the Army, Navy, and Air Force
considering their capacity to serve such as the possibility of treating the
physical and psychological impairment and characteristics of each branch

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