WHEREAS Talossa is a sanctuary for those of goodwill and the best of humankind cognizant of the fraught condition endured by many of our planet's co-inhabitants, and
WHEREAS Talossa consists of homo sapiens; a species through providence and through the struggle and ingenuity of countless generations occupies a special place on this 'pale blue dot', and
WHEREAS Talossa recognizes and realizes, in a desire to contribute to the shared concerns and common destiny of the human family, its conscience as a people.
THEREFORE Subsubsection D.2.6.3 is added to el Lexhatx, which reads:
D.2.6.3 The Bureau for Humanitarian Aid and International Development (The Bureau) shall serve as the hub for the Kingdom of Talossa's support for disaster and poverty relief and other forms of humanitarian assistance, emergency response and the promotion of efforts towards socioeconomic development.
D.2.6.3.1 The Bureau shall operate under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Bureau shall be administered by an Administrator to be appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs with the approval of the Seneschal.
D.2.6.3.1.1 The Bureau shall be funded by contributions from individuals, nonprofit organizations and where deemed appropriate by the Ziu, legislative appropriations.
D.2.6.3.1.2 With respect to legislative appropriations its funding should be determined as a component of an approved Budget covering expected expenditures for an entire government term, with additional expenditures approved by the Ziu. For the purposes of funding decisions, additional expenditures includes disbursements composed of monies derived from private individual and organizational contributions.
D.2.6.3.2 All funding decisions should follow an internal approval process consisting of an affirmative review by the Bureau's Board of Governors to include the Administrator, the Minister of Foreign Affairs or a delegated official, two representatives of the Ziu (one from the Government and one from the Opposition) and a representative of the King.
D.2.6.3.2.1 If the internally approved funding decision allocates funds not included in current legislative appropriations then the proposal will be submitted as a standalone bill for consideration by the Ziu.
D.2.6.3.3 To ensure transparency and accountability, the Administrator or a delegated official shall be responsible for the development and maintenance of an agency website providing the total amount of funds at the Agency's disposal, a history of all agency funding decisions and information on the donation/appropriation process.
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Breneir Tzaracomprada (MC-MRPT, Foreign Affairs Minister)
Sir Ian Plätschisch (MC-MRPT, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister)
Gaglhen Fortaleça (MC-TSP, Ambassador-at-Large for Humanitarian Affairs and International Development)