Reorganization plan and report

Not later than 60 days after October 21, 1998, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a reorganization plan and report regarding— The agencies covered by this section are the following: The plan transmitted under subsection (a) shall contain, consistent with this chapter, such elements as the President deems appropriate, including elements that— In addition to applicable provisions of subsection (c), the reorganization plan transmitted under this section for the Agency for International Development— in lieu of the abolition and transfer of functions under paragraph (1)— may provide for additional consolidation, reorganization, and streamlining of AID, including— The President may, on the basis of consultations with the appropriate congressional committees, modify or revise any part of the plan transmitted under subsection (a) until that part of the plan becomes effective in accordance with subsection (g). The report accompanying the reorganization plan for the Department and the covered agencies submitted pursuant to this section shall describe the implementation of the plan and shall include— a detailed description of— The reorganization plan described in this section, including any modifications or revisions of the plan under subsection (e), shall become effective on the earlier of the date for the respective covered agency specified in paragraph (2) or the date announced by the President under paragraph (3). The effective dates under this paragraph for the reorganization plan described in this section are the following: An effective date under this paragraph for a reorganization plan described in this section is such date as the President shall determine to be appropriate and announce by notice published in the Federal Register, which date may be not earlier than 90 calendar days after the President has transmitted the reorganization plan to the appropriate congressional committees pursuant to subsection (a). Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require the transfer of functions, personnel, records, balance of appropriations, or other assets of a covered agency on a single date. Paragraph (1) shall apply notwithstanding section 905(b) of title 5. The reorganization plan described in this section shall be printed in the Federal Register after the date upon which it first becomes effective.