Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/1079

 PUBLIC LAW 96-132—NOV. 30, 1979

93 STAT. 1047

program structure submitted to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives; (2) reprograming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, between programs within the Bureaus as defined in the Department of Justice's program structure submitted to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives; (3) any reprograming action which involves less than the amounts specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) if such action would have the effect of significant program changes and committing substantive program funding requirements in future years; (4) increasing personnel or funds by any means for any project or program for which funds or other resources have been restricted; (5) creation of new programs or significant augmentation of existing programs; (6) reorganization of offices or programs; and (7) significant relocation of offices or employees. SEC. 9. (a) The Attorney General shall perform periodic evaluations of the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of Justice programs and any supporting activities funded by appropriations authorized by this Act and annual specific program evaluations of selected subordinate organization's programs, as determined by priorities set either by the Congress or the Attorney General. 03) Subordinate Department of Justice organizations and their officials shall provide all necessary assistance and cooperation in the conduct of the evaluation, including full access to all information, documentation, and cognizant personnel, as required. (c) Completed evaluations shall be made available to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives, and other appropriate committees. (d) If the Committee on the Judiciary of either the Senate or the House of Representatives requests the Attorney General to perform an evaluation of the kind described in subsection (a) of this section, the Attorney General shall submit to the committee making the request, not later than 30 days after the date the request is made, a design and timetable for making the requested evaluation. If the projected time period for completing the evaluation exceeds 6 months, the Attorney General shall, during the course of the evaluation, submit intermittent reports on the progress of the evaluation to the committee making the request. SEC. 10. The Attorney General shall make arrangements with an appropriate entity for an independent comprehensive management analysis of the operations of the Immigration and Naturalization Service for the purpose of making such operations efficient and cost effective. After the completion of such analysis, the Attorney General shall promptly submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the results of such analysis together with any administrative or legislative recommendations of the Attorney General to improve the operations of the Service. SEC. 11. (a) Not later than April 15, 1980, the Attorney General, after consultation with the Director of the Executive Office of United States Attorneys and such Assistant Attorneys General as he shall deem appropriate, shall prepare and submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives a plan for the activation and coordination, within the Department, of compatible, comprehensive case management information and tracking systems for each of the Judicial districts of the United States, as described in

Immigration amd Naturalization Service, management analysis. 8 USC 1551 note. Report to congressional committees. Plan, submittal to congressional committees. 28 USC 519 note.

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