RUSSIAN FEDERATION FEDERAL LAW On amendments to the Federal Law "On defence" Adopted by the State Duma on 1 December 1999 Article 1. To be included in the Federal Law of 31 May 1996 No. 61-FZ "On defence" (Assembly of Russian Laws, 1996, N 23, art. 2750), the following changes: 1. In article 1, paragraph 9, the words "the situation of which are not resolved" should be replaced by the words "not provided for". 2. Article 23 should be deleted. Article 2. This Federal Law shall enter into force on the date of its official publication. President of the Russian Federation B. Yeltsin Moscow, Kremlin 30 December 1999 N 223-FZ