This legal basis of FAPSI activity includes the Russian Federation Laws "On the Federal Organs of Government Communications and Information," "On State Secrets," and "On the Certification of Products and Services," "On the Legal Protection of Programs for Computers and Data Bases;" the federal laws "On Information, Information Technology, and Protection of Information," "On Participation in the International Exchange of Information," On Communications," and "On Foreign Intelligence;" and other laws and normative legal acts of the president and the Russian Federation government.
FAPSI has drafted a new version of the federal law "On the Federal Organs of Government Communications and Information." The draft was elaborated in accordance with the Russian Federation Constitution, the aforementioned federal laws and presidential edicts, and government acts directly connected with the activity of the federal organs of government communications and information. The draft law which has been prepared effectively brings FAPSI's purpose into line with already adopted acts.