On 17 September, Security and Defence Committee MP Iskandar Watut said the government would send the comprehensively revised PMF law to parliament soon, where the committee was waiting to place it on the agenda. He described the proposed law as modeled on the Defence Ministry because it covers an integrated security institution; Al-Masalla reported that the proposal would give the PMF comparable structure, powers and budget and could elevate its chairman to ministerial rank without creating a ministry.
- Shafaq News17 Sept, 18:48
“Security and Defence Committee MP Iskandar Watut said the amended PMF law would reach parliament soon for passage; the revisions covered the entire law, producing a bill modeled on the Ministry of Defence because it concerns an integrated security institution.”
أكد عضو لجنة الأمن والدفاع النيابية اسكندر وتوت... أن قانون الحشد الشعبي المعدل، سيصل إلى البرلمان قريبا لغرض تمريره... التعديلات التي اجرتها اللجنة شملت كل القانون، بالتالي نتج مشروع قانون أسوة بوزارة الدفاع لأنه يعنى بمؤسسة امنية متكاملة.
- Al-Masalla17 Sept, 19:13
“Iraq is approaching approval of the PMF law, which would establish it as a complete official security institution resembling the Ministry of Defence in structure, powers and budget.”
يقترب العراق من إقرار قانون الحشد الشعبي، ما يعني تثبيته كمؤسسة أمنية رسمية مكتملة تشبه وزارة الدفاع في الهيكل والصلاحيات والموازنة.