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6 U.S.C. § 556 — Review of congressional committee structures
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It is the sense of Congress that each House of Congress should review its committee structure in light of the reorganization of responsibilities within the executive branch by the establishment of the Department.
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**(a) Submission of plan** Not later than 60 days after November 25, 2002, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a reorganization plan regarding the following:
(1) The transfer of agencies, personnel, assets, and obligations to the Department pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Any consolidation, reorganization, or streamlining of agencies transferred to the Department pursuant to this chapter.
**(b) Plan elements** The plan transmitted under subsection (a) shall contain, consistent with this chapter, such elements as the President deems appropriate, including the following:
(1) Identification of any functions of agencies transferred to the Department pursuant to this chapter that will not be transferred to the Department under the plan.
(2) Specification of the steps to be taken by the Secretary to organize the Department, including the delegation or assignment of functions transferred to the Department among officers of the Department in order to permit the Department to carry out the functions transferred under the plan.
(3) Specification of the funds available to each agency that will be transferred to the Department as a result of transfers under the plan.
(4) Specification of the proposed allocations within the Department of unexpended funds transferred in connection with transfers under the plan.
(5) Specification of any proposed disposition of property, facilities, contracts, records, and other assets and obligations of agencies transferred under the plan.
(6) Specification of the proposed allocations within the Department of the functions of the agencies and subdivisions that are not related directly to securing the homeland.
**(c) Modification of plan** The President may, on the basis of consultations with the appropriate
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 561
§ 553. Terminations
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
whenever all the functions vested by law in any
agency have been transferred pursuant to this
chapter, each position and office the incumbent
of which was authorized to receive compensa-
tion at the rates prescribed for an office or posi-
tion at level II, III, IV, or V, of the Executive
Schedule, shall terminate.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title XV, § 1513, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2311.)
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 107–296, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2135, known as the Homeland Security Act of 2002,
which is classified principally to this chapter. For com-
plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 101 of this title and Ta-
bles.
Levels II, III, IV, and V, of the Executive Schedule,
referred to in text, are set out in sections 5313, 5314,
5315, and 5316, respectively, of Title 5, Government Or-
ganization and Employees.
§ 554. National identification system not author-
ized
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
authorize the development of a national identi-
fication system or card.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title XV, § 1514, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2311.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 107–296, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2135, known as the Homeland Security Act of 2002,
which is classified principally to this chapter. For com-
plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 101 of this title and Ta-
bles.
§ 555. Continuity of Inspector General oversight
Notwithstanding the transfer
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