118 STAT. 2428 PUBLIC LAW 108–426—NOV. 30, 2004 (g) REFERENCES.—A reference relating to an agency, officer, or employee affected by this Act in any Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or in any docu ment pertaining to an officer or employee, is deemed to refer, as appropriate, to the agency, officer, or employee who succeeds to the functions transferred by this Act. (h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘this Act’’ includes the amendments made by this Act. SEC. 6. REPORTS. (a) REPORTS BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Pipeline and Haz ardous Materials Safety Administration a report containing the following: (1) A list of each statutory mandate regarding pipeline safety or hazardous materials safety that has not been imple mented. (2) A list of each open safety recommendation made by the National Transportation Safety Board or the Inspector Gen eral regarding pipeline safety or hazardous materials safety. (b) REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY.— (1) STATUTORY MANDATES.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until each of the mandates referred to in subsection (a)(1) has been implemented, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Com mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor tation of the Senate a report on the specific actions taken to implement such mandates. (2) NTSB AND INSPECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS.— Not later than January 1st of each year, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc ture and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing each recommendation referred to in subsection (a)(2) and a copy of the Department of Transportation response to each such recommendation. SEC. 7. DEADLINE FOR TRANSFERS. The Secretary shall provide for the orderly transfer of duties and powers under this Act, including the amendments made by 49 USC 108 note. 49 USC 108 note.
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