fected pursuant to this subtitle
for a period of 2 years after the effective date
specified in section 455.
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SEC. 459. [6 U.S.C. 276] REPORT ON IMPROVING IMMIGRATION SERVICES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary, not later than 1 year after
the effective date of this Act, shall submit to the Committees
on the Judiciary and Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and of the Senate a report with a plan
detailing how the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services, after the transfer of functions specified in this
subtitle takes effect, will complete efficiently, fairly, and
within a reasonable time, the adjudications described in
paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 451(b).
(b) Contents.--For each type of adjudication to be
undertaken by the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, the report shall include the following:
(1) Any potential savings of resources that may be
implemented without affecting the quality of the
adjudication.
(2) The goal for processing time with respect to
the application.
(3) Any statutory modifications with respect to the
adjudication that the Secretary considers advisable.
(c) Consultation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of Labor, the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of
Border Security of the Department, and the Director of the
Executive Office for Immigration Review to determine how to
streamline and improve the process for applying for and making
adjudications described in section 451(b) and related
processes.

SEC. 460. [6 U.S.C. 277] REPORT ON RESPONDING TO FLUCTUATING NEEDS.

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a
report on changes in law, including changes in authorizations
of appropriations and in appropriations, that are needed to
permit the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and, after
the transfer of functions specified in this subtitle takes
effect, the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services of
the Department, to ensure a prompt and timely response to
emergent, unforeseen, or impending changes in the number of
applications for immigration benefits, and otherwise to ensure
the accommodation of changing immigration service needs.

SEC. 461. [6 U.S.C. 278] APPLIC