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BEIJING, June 27-- The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) closed its bi-monthly session Tuesday. Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, presided over the closing meeting of the session. INTELLIGENCE LAW At the closing meeting, lawmakers passed the National Intelligence Law, which will enter into force Wednesday. The 32 articles cover general provisions, organization and duty of the intelligence agencies, and punishments for misconduct. The law requires agencies and their staff to safeguard human rights and to protect the legal rights and interests of individuals and organizations. AMENDMENTS A revised Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law was adopted after a second reading to strengthen government responsibility and supervision. The current Water Pollution Prevention Law was enacted in 1984 and has been amended twice in 1996 and 2008, respectively. The Standing Committee also passed amendments to the civil and administrative procedure laws to allow prosecutors to institute public interest litigation. Prosecutors are to be allowed to file civil lawsuits against any act that infringes public rights and interest in protection of environment and resources, as well as food and drug safety, according to the amendment to the Civil Procedure Law. They can also file an administrative lawsuits for abuses of power or nonfeasance in cases concerning protection of the environment and resources, food and drug safety, preservation of state assets, and transfer of state-owned land use rights, according to the amendment to the Administrative Procedure Law. | 
