116 STAT. 2210 PUBLIC LAW 107-296—NOV. 25, 2002 Deadline. Deadline. Deadline. (c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, not later than 120 days after the effective date of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter until the termination of fiscal year 2005, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate an implementation plan to carry out this Act. (2) CONTENTS.— The implementation plan should include details concerning the separation of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security, including the following: (A) Organizational structure, including the field structure. (B) Chain of command. (C) Procedures for interaction among such bureaus. (D) Fraud detection and investigation. (E) The processing and handling of removal proceedings, including expedited removal and applications for relief from removal. (F) Recommendations for conforming amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). (G) Establishment of a transition team. (H) Methods to phase in the costs of separating the administrative support systems of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in order to provide for separate administrative support systems for the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security. (d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDIES AND REPORTS. — (1) STATUS REPORTS ON TRANSITION. —Not later than 18 months after the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 441 takes effect, and every 6 months thereafter, until full implementation of this subtitle has been completed, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the following: (A) A determination of whether the transfers of functions made by subtitles D and E have been completed, and if a transfer of functions has not taken place, identifying the reasons why the transfer has not taken place. (B) If the transfers of functions made by subtitles D and E have been completed, an identification of any issues that have arisen due to the completed transfers. (C) An identification of any issues that may arise due to any future transfer of functions. (2) REPORT ON MANAGEMENT.— Not later than 4 years after the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 441 takes effect, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report, following a study, containing the following: (A) Determinations of whether the transfer of functions from the Immigration and Naturalization Service to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the
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