108 STAT. 1474 PUBLIC LAW 103-296—AUG. 15, 1994 (ii) In the case of personnel whose duty station is in the Baltimore, Maryland, commuting area immediately before March 31, 1995, subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply with respect to directed reassignment to a duty station in the Washington, District of Columbia, commuting area gifter September 30, 1995. (4) OFFICE SPACE. —Notwithstanding section 7 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 606), and subject to available appropriations, the Administrator of General Services may, after consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security , and under such terms and conditions as the Administrator finds to be in the interests of the United States— (A) acquire occupiable space in the metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia, for housing the Social Security Administration, and (B) renovate such space as necessary. (c) INTER-AGENCY TRANSFER ARRANGEMENT. — The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Commissioner of Social Security shall enter into a written inter-agency transfer arrangement (in this subsection referred to as the "arrangement"), which shall be effective March 31, 1995. Transfers made pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the arrangement, which shall specify the personnel and resources to be transferred as provided under this section. The terms of such arrangement shall be transmitted not later than January 1, 1995, to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, to the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and to the Comptroller General of the Reports. United States. Not later than February 15, 1995, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to each such Committee setting forth an evaluation of such arrangement. 42 USC 901 SEC. 106. TRANSITION RULES. (a) TRANSITION RULES RELATING TO OFFICERS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.— (1) APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECU- RITY. — The President shall nominate for appointment the initial Commissioner of Social Security to serve as head of the Social Security Administration established under section 701 of the Social Security Act (as amended by this Act) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) ASSUMPTION OF OFFICE OF INITIAL COMMISSIONER BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE OF NEW AGENCY. — If the appointment of the initial Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to section 702 of the Social Security Act (as amended by this Act) is confirmed by the Senate pursuant to such section 702 before March 31, 1995, the individual shall take office as Commissioner immediately upon confirmation, and, until March 31, 1995, such Commissioner shall perform the functions of the Commissioner of Social Security in the Department of Health and Human Services. (3) TREATMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AND OTHER APPOINT- MENTS.—At any time on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, any of the officers provided for in section 702 of the Social Security Act (as amended by this title) and any of the members of the Social Security Advisory Board provided for in section 703 of such Act (as so amended) may be nominated
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