Proposals refer to written comments and suggestions which are made to a plenary session of a CPPCC committee or its Standing Committee by members of a CPPCC committee, political parties or mass organizations affiliated with the CPPCC or special committees of the CPPCC and which are examined and put on file by the Committee for Examining Proposals or the Committee for Handling Proposals before they are handled by relevant departments.
        Generally speaking, there are four ways to make proposal. First, CPPCC members can make a proposal individually or jointly. Second, during the convocation of a plenary session, a group or a number of groups can make a proposal. Third, a political party or mass organization which is a member of the CPPCC can make a proposal. Fourth, any special committee of a CPPCC committee can make a proposal.
         The basic procedures for handling the proposals are presenting the proposals, forwarding them, handling them, and giving replies to the proposal presenters. Upon receiving proposals, the Committee for Examining Proposals or the Committee for Handling Proposals shall examine them and put the approved ones on file based on the principles of respecting and safeguarding the democratic rights of the presenters and ensuring the quality of proposals. According to the content of proposals and the specification of responsibilities of relevant government departments, the units for handling the proposals which have been examined and put on file are determined. The relevant departments of the CPC, state organs, army units, mass organizations concerned and other departments shall handle the proposals in accordance with state laws and regulations, policies and pertinent provisions. When a proposal is handled, the responsible unit shall reply in written form directly in the specified time frame to the first person who presented the proposal and at the same time send a copy of the reply to the office of the committee for handling proposals. If a presenter does not receive a written reply within the specified time, he/she can inquire about it to the office of the committee for handling proposals.