§251. Transfer of functions — Inbound Citations

Citations to 6 U.S.C. § 251 as a whole

• 6 U.S.C. § 202(3)

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  (3) Carrying out the immigration enforcement functions vested by statute in, or performed by, the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (or any officer, employee, or component of the Immigration and Naturalization Service) immediately before the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 251 of this title takes effect.
• 6 U.S.C. § 252(a)(3)(A)(i)

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  (i) transferred to the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security by section 251 of this title and delegated to the Assistant Secretary by the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security; or
• 6 U.S.C. § 252(a)(5)(A)

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  (A) Not later than 1 year after the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 251 of this title takes effect, the Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall design and implement a managerial rotation program under which employees of such agency holding positions involving supervisory or managerial responsibility and classified, in accordance with chapter 51 of title 5, as a GS–14 or above, shall—

  (i) gain some experience in all the major functions performed by such agency; and

  (ii) work in at least one local office of such agency.
• 6 U.S.C. § 252(a)(5)(B)

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  (B) Not later than 2 years after the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 251 of this title takes effect, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress on the implementation of such program.
• 6 U.S.C. § 255(a)

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  (a) The Secretary, not later than 1 year after being sworn into office, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate a report with a plan detailing how the Bureau of Border Security, after the transfer of functions specified under section 251 of this title takes effect, will enforce comprehensively, effectively, and fairly all the enforcement provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) relating to such functions.
• 6 U.S.C. § 279(d)

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  (d) Notwithstanding section 4,¹ this section shall take effect on the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 251 of this title takes effect.
• 6 U.S.C. § 292(a)(3)

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  (3) the term “transfer date” means the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 251 of this title takes effect.
• 6 U.S.C. § 297(d)(1)

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  (1) Not later than 18 months after the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 251 of this title takes effect, and every 6 months thereafter, until full implementation of this part 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 parts D and E of this subchapter 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 parts D and E of this subchapter 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.
• 6 U.S.C. § 297(d)(2)

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  (2) Not later than 4 years after the date on which the transfer of functions specified under section 251 of this title 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 Bureau of Border Security have improved, with respect to each function transferred, the following:

  (i) Operations.

  (ii) Management, including accountability and communication.

  (iii) Financial administration.

  (iv) Recordkeeping, including information management and technology.

  (B) A statement of the reasons for the determinations under subparagraph (A).

  (C) Any recommendations for further improvements to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security.