may contain such alternatives to, modifications of, or additions to the proposed Plan submitted by the President as the committee deems appropriate. [42 U.S.C. 7322] TITLE IX-EFFECTIVE DATE AND INTERIM APPOINTMENTS EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 901. The provisions of this Act shall take effect one hundred and twenty days after the Secretary first takes office, or on such earlier date as the President may prescribe and publish in the Federal Register, except that at any time after the date of enactment of this Act, (1) any of the officers provided for in title II and title IV of this Act may be nominated and appointed, as provided in those titles, and (2) the Secretary and the Commission may promulgate regulations pursuant to section 705(b)(2) of this Act at any time after the date of enactment of this Act. Funds available to any department or agency (or any official or component thereof), functions of which are transferred to the Secretary or the Commission by this Act, may with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, be used to pay the compensation and expenses of any officer appointed pursuant to this subsection until such time as funds for that purpose are otherwise available. [42 U.S.C. 7341] INTERIM APPOINTMENTS SEC. 902. In the event that one or more officers required by this Act to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate shall not have entered upon office on the effective date of this Act, the President may designate any officer, whose appointment was required to be made, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who was such an officer immediately prior to the effective date of the Act, to act in such office until the office is filled as provided in this Act. While so acting such persons shall receive compensation at the rates provided by this Act for the respective offices in which they act. [42 U.S.C. 7342] TITLE X-SUNSET PROVISIONS SUBMISSION OF COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW SEC. 1001. Not later than January 15, 1982, the President shall prepare and submit to the Congress a comprehensive review of each program of the Department. Each such review shall be made available to the committee or committees of the Senate and House of Representatives having jurisdiction with respect to the annual authorization of funds, pursuant to section 660, for such programs for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1982. [42 U.S.C. 7351] CONTENTS OF REVIEW SEC. 1002. Each comprehensive review prepared for submission under section 1001 shall include— (1) the name of the component of the Department responsible for administering the program; (2) an identification of the objectives intended for the program and the problem or need which the program was intended to address; (3) an identification of any other programs having similar or potentially conflicting or duplicative objectives; (4) an assessment of alternative methods of achieving the purposes of the program; (5) a justification for the authorization of new budget authority, and an explanation of the manner in which it conforms to and integrates with other efforts; (6) an assessment of the degree to which the original objectives of the program have been achieved, expressed in terms of the performance, impact, or accomplishments of the program and of the problem or need which it was intended to address, and employing the procedures or methods of analysis appropriate to the type or character of the program; (7) a statement of the performance and accomplishments of the program in each of the previous four completed fiscal years and of the budgetary costs incurred in the operation of the program; (8) a statement of the number and types of beneficiaries or persons served by the program; (9) an assessment of the effect of the program on the national economy, including, but not limited to, the effects on competition, economic stability, employment, unemployment, productivity, and price inflation, including costs to consumers and to businesses; (10) an assessment of the impact of the program on the Nation's health and safety; (11) an assessment of the degree to which the overall administration of the program, as expressed in the rules, regulations, orders, standards, criteria, and decisions of the officers executing the program, are believed to meet the objectives of the Congress in establishing the program; (12) a projection of the anticipated needs for accomplishing the objectives of the program, including an estimate if applicable of the date on which, and the conditions under which, the program may fulfill such objectives; (13) an analysis of the services which could be provided and performance which could be achieved if the program were continued at a level less than, equal to, or greater than the existing level; and (14) recommendations for necessary transitional requirements in the event that funding for such program is discontinued, including proposals for such executives or legislative action as may be necessary to prevent such discontinuation from being unduly disruptive. 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