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 116 STAT. 2200 PUBLIC LAW 107-296—NOV. 25, 2002 (1) the accuracy of the findings of fact and conclusions of law used in rendering the decision; (2) any fraud or misrepresentation associated with the decision; and (3) the efficiency with which the decision was rendered. 6 USC 274. SEC. 454. EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE. The Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, impose disciplinary action, including termination of employment, pursuant to policies and procedures applicable to employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on any employee of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services who willfully deceives Congress or agency leadership on any matter. 6 USC 271 note. SEC. 455. EFFECTIVE DATE. Notwithstanding section 4, sections 451 through 456, and the amendments made by such sections, shall take effect on the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 441 takes effect. 6 USC 275. SEC. 456. TRANSITION. (a) REFERENCES. —With respect to any function transferred by this subtitle to, and exercised on or after the effective date specified in section 455 by, the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, any reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining to a component of government from which such function is transferred— (1) to the head of such component is deemed to refer to the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services; or (2) to such component is deemed to refer to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. (b) OTHER TRANSITION ISSUES.— (1) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.— Except as otherwise provided by law, a Federal official to whom a function is transferred by this subtitle may, for purposes of performing the function, exercise all authorities under any other provision of law that were available with respect to the performance of that function to the official responsible for the performance of the function immediately before the effective date specified in section 455. (2) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PER- SONNEL.— The personnel of the Department of Justice employed in connection with the functions transferred by this subtitle (and functions that the Secretary determines are properly related to the functions of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services), and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available to, the Immigration and Naturalization Service in connection with the functions transferred by this subtitle, subject to section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, shall be transferred to the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services for allocation to the appropriate component of the Department. Unexpended funds transferred

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