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the effective date of this Act, shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and of the Senate a report on the proposed
division and transfer of funds, including unexpended funds,
appropriations, and fees, between the Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security.
(b) Division of Personnel.--The Secretary, not later than
120 days after the effective date of this Act, shall submit to
the Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives and of the Senate a report on the proposed
division of personnel between the Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security.
(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 Sec
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