9.0 Revisions
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*[This section contains the specific requirements governing revisions to the Governance Framework.]*
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The PA/(v)PA Operations Treasury Governance Framework Master Document and the Controlled Documents listed in the Schedule of Controlled Documents shall be revised from time to time as the Treasury Community grows and evolves. The policies in this section govern this process.
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### **9.1 General**
- **9.1.1** All Treasury Governance Framework documents, including Controlled Documents, MUST use keywords in policies as defined in IETF RFC 2119.
- **9.1.2** All Treasury Governance Framework documents MAY be revised to add non-normative content, such as references to appendices, white papers, or other explanatory materials, without triggering a formal revision review process as defined in this section 4. *(Normative statements are those that include the fully capitalized keywords defined under RFC 2119)*.

### **9.2 Revisions to the PA/(v)PA Operations Treasury Governance Framework Master Document**
These policies apply to any normative revision to the present document, exclusive of the Schedule of Controlled Documents.
- **9.2.1** Revisions to the Master Document MUST respect the Purpose and Core Principles.
- **9.2.2** The commencement of any revision process MUST be publicly announced by the Board of Trustees no later than the time of commencement.
- **9.2.3** Participation in the revision process MUST be available to all members of the Treasury Community.
- **9.2.4** Proposed revisions MUST be publicly announced by the Board of Trustees and subject to a minimum 30 day public review period following the announcement.
- **9.2.5** Revisions MUST be approved by a supermajority vote of at least two-thirds of the Board of Trustees after the conclusion of the public review period and before the revision takes effect.

### **9.3 Revisions to Controlled Documents**
These policies apply to any normative revision to the Controlled Documents listed in the Schedule of Controlled Documents.
- **9.3.1** The list of Controlled Documents in the included Schedule, as well as each Controlled Document on that list, MAY be revised independently from the Treasury Governance Framework Master Document (the present document).
- **9.3.2** A Controlled Document MUST be stored in and use the change control mechanisms established by the official Treasury Code Repository at the permanent location for the document published in the Schedule.
- **9.3.3** Proposed revisions MUST be subject to a minimum 30 day public review period publicly announced by the Board of Trustees.
- **9.3.4** Revisions to a Controlled Document MUST be approved by a supermajority vote of the Board of Trustees after the conclusion of the public review period and before the revision takes effect.

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