,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjbf,mr4   
,moskowitz 7for himself and ,mr4        
,burchett7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security  ,a   
,,bill  ,to transfer to the ,secretary  
of ,transportation the functions of the 
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,transportation    
,security ,administration ,transfer ,act
 of #bjbf4  #b4 ,transferring the       
,transportation ,security               
,administration  7a7 ,in general ,there 
is transferred to the ,secretary of     
,transportation the functions of the    
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration4  7b7         
,references ,any reference in any other 
,federal law1 ,executive order1 rule1   
regulation1 or delegation of authority1 
or any document of or pertaining to a   

department or office from which a       
function is transferred by this         
section--  7#a7 to the head of such     
department or office is deemed to refer 
to the head of the department or office 
to which such function is transferred2  
or  7#b7 to such department or office is
 deemed to refer to the department or   
office to which such function is        
transferred4  7c7 ,exercise of          
authorities ,except as otherwise        
provided by law1 a ,federal official to 
whom a function is transferred by this  
section may1 for purposes of performing 
the function1 exercise all authorities  
under any other provision of law that   
were available with respect to the      
performance of that function to the     
official responsible for the performance
 of the function immediately before the 
effective date of the transfer of the   
function under this section4  7d7       
,savings provisions  7#a7 ,legal        
documents ,all orders1 determinations1  
rules1 regulations1 permits1 grants1    

loans1 contracts1 agreements1           
certificates1 licenses1 and privileges--
  7,a7 that have been issued1 made1     
granted1 or allowed to become effective 
by the ,president1 any officer or       
employee of any office transferred by   
this section1 or any other ,government  
official1 or by a court of competent    
jurisdiction1 in the performance of any 
function that is transferred by this    
section1 and  7,b7 that are in effect on
 the effective date of such transfer 7or
 become effective after such date       
pursuant to their terms as in effect on 
such effective date71  shall continue in
 effect according to their terms until  
modified1 terminated1 superseded1 set   
aside1 or revoked in accordance with law
 by the ,president1 any other authorized
 official1 a court of competent         
jurisdiction1 or operation of law4  7#b7
 ,proceedings ,this section shall not   
affect any proceedings or any           
application for any benefits1 service1  
license1 permit1 certificate1 or        

financial assistance pending on the date
 of the enactment of this section before
 an office transferred by this section1 
but such proceedings and applications   
shall be continued4 ,orders shall be    
issued in such proceedings1 appeals     
shall be taken therefrom1 and payments  
shall be made pursuant to such orders1  
as if this section had not been enacted1
 and orders issued in any such          
proceeding shall continue in effect     
until modified1 terminated1 superseded1 
or revoked by a duly authorized         
official1 by a court of competent       
jurisdiction1 or by operation of law4   
,nothing in this paragraph shall be     
considered to prohibit the              
discontinuance or modification of any   
such proceeding under the same terms and
 conditions and to the same extent that 
such proceeding could have been         
discontinued or modified if this section
 had not been enacted4  7#c7 ,suits     
,this section shall not affect suits    
commenced before the date of the        

enactment of this section1 and in all   
such suits1 proceedings shall be had1   
appeals taken1 and judgments rendered in
 the same manner and with the same      
effect as if this section had not been  
enacted4  7#d7 ,nonabatement of actions 
,no suit1 action1 or other proceeding   
commenced by or against the             
,transportation ,security               
,administration1 or by or against any   
individual in the official capacity of  
such individual as an officer or        
employee of an office transferred by    
this section1 shall abate by reason of  
the enactment of this section4  7#e7    
,continuance of suits ,if any           
,government officer in the official     
capacity of such officer is party to a  
suit with respect to a function of the  
officer1 and under this section such    
function is transferred to any other    
officer or office1 then such suit shall 
be continued with the other officer or  
the head of such other office1 as       
applicable1 substituted or added as a   

party4  7#f7 ,administrative procedure  
and judicial review ,except as otherwise
 provided by this section1 any statutory
 requirements relating to notice1       
hearings1 action upon the record1 or    
administrative or judicial review that  
apply to any function transferred by    
this section shall apply to the exercise
 of such function by the head of the    
,federal agency1 and other officers of  
the agency1 to which such function is   
transferred by this section4  7e7       
,transfer of assets ,except as otherwise
 provided in this section1 so much of   
the personnel1 property1 records1 and   
unexpended balance of appropriations1   
allocations1 and other funds employed1  
used1 held1 available1 or to be made    
available in connection with a function 
transferred to an official or agency by 
this section shall be available to the  
official or the head of that agency1    
respectively1 at such time or times as  
the ,director of the ,office of         
,management and ,budget directs for use 

in connection with the functions        
transferred4  7f7 ,delegation and       
assignment ,except as otherwise         
expressly prohibited by law or otherwise
 provided in this section1 an official  
to whom functions are transferred under 
this section 7including the head of any 
office to which functions are           
transferred under this section7 may     
delegate any of the functions so        
transferred to such officers and        
employees of the office of the official 
as the official may designate1 and may  
authorize successive redelegations of   
such functions as may be necessary or   
appropriate4 ,no delegation of functions
 under this subsection or under any     
other provision of this section shall   
relieve the official to whom a function 
is transferred under this section of    
responsibility for the administration of
 the function4  7g7 ,authority of       
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget with respect to functions   
transferred  7#a7 ,determinations ,if   

necessary1 the ,director of the ,office 
of ,management and ,budget shall make   
any determination of the functions that 
are transferred under this section4     
7#b7 ,incidental transfers ,the         
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget1 at such time or times as   
the ,director shall provide1 may make   
such determinations as may be necessary 
with regard to the functions transferred
 by this section1 and to make such      
additional incidental dispositions of   
personnel1 assets1 liabilities1 grants1 
contracts1 property1 records1 and       
unexpended balances of appropriations1  
authorizations1 allocations1 and other  
funds held1 used1 arising from1         
available to1 or to be made available in
 connection with such functions1 as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions
 of this section4 ,the ,director shall  
provide for the termination of the      
affairs of all entities terminated by   
this section and for such further       
measures and dispositions as may be     

necessary to effectuate the purposes of 
this section4  7h7 ,certain vesting of  
functions considered transfers ,for     
purposes of this section1 the vesting of
 a function in a department or office   
pursuant to reestablishment of an office
 shall be considered to be the transfer 
of the function4  7i7 ,availability of  
existing funds ,existing appropriations 
and funds available for the performance 
of functions1 programs1 and activities  
terminated pursuant to this section     
shall remain available1 for the duration
 of their period of availability1 for   
necessary expenses in connection with   
the termination and resolution of such  
functions1 programs1 and activities4    
7j7 ,conforming amendments  7#a7        
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb       
,section #dbd of the ,homeland ,security
 ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bcd7 and  
the item relating to such section in the
 table of contents under such ,act are  
repealed4  7#b7 ,title #di1 ,united     
,states ,code ,subsection 7a7 of section

 #aad of title #di1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
7a7 ,in general ,there is in the        
,department of ,transportation the      
,transportation ,security               
,administration1 which shall be         
maintained as a distinct entity in the  
,department4  4  7k7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,function ,the term  
function includes any duty1 obligation1 
power1 authority1 responsibility1 right1
 privilege1 activity1 or program4  7#b7 
,office ,the term office includes any   
office1 administration1 agency1 bureau1 
institute1 council1 unit1 organizational
 entity1 or component thereof4