, ▁the ▁N PC ▁has ▁added ▁an ▁In ternal ▁and ▁Jud icial ▁Affairs ▁Committee , ▁an ▁Environment ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁Resources ▁Conserv ation ▁Committee , ▁an ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁R ural ▁Affairs ▁Committee , ▁and ▁Social ▁Development ▁Affairs ▁Committee , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ten ▁special ▁comm itte es . ▁ ▁Article ▁ 3 7 ▁of ▁the ▁Organ ic ▁Law ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁special ▁comm itte es ▁are ▁to ▁include ▁deliber ating ▁on ▁b ills ▁and ▁propos als ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁Pres id ium ▁and ▁Stand ing ▁Committee , ▁subm itting ▁b ills ▁and ▁propos als ▁to ▁the ▁same , ▁examine ▁and ▁report ▁on ▁items ▁considered ▁to ▁contra ven e ▁the ▁Constitution ▁and ▁laws , ▁examine ▁questions ▁referred ▁by ▁the ▁Pres id ium ▁and ▁Stand ing ▁Committee , ▁and ▁investigate ▁and ▁propose ▁solutions ▁to ▁issues . ▁The ▁Eth nic ▁Affairs ▁Committee ▁can ▁addition ally ▁make ▁propos als ▁to ▁strength en ▁eth nic ▁unity ▁and ▁review ▁legisl ation ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Aut onom ous ▁regions ▁of ▁China . ▁The ▁Law ▁Committee ▁deliber ates ▁on ▁all ▁draft ▁laws ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁N PC . ▁ ▁Sh i ▁H ex ing , ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Academy ▁of ▁Govern ance , ▁has ▁written ▁that ▁special ▁comm itte es ▁have ▁strength ened ▁the ▁N PC ▁and ▁the ▁people ' s ▁con gress ▁system ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁W an ▁Li , ▁former ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁People ' s ▁Congress , ▁also ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁great ▁importance ▁of ▁special ▁comm itte es .