TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

SEC. 708. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.(a) Miscellaneous Amendments.—(1) Section 103(d) is amended—(A) in paragraph (4)—(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “this subsection” and inserting “paragraph (2)(A) or (3)”; and(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking “paragraph (2)” and inserting “paragraph (2)(A)”; and(B) in paragraph (5), by striking “Paragraphs (2)” and inserting “Paragraphs (2)(A)”.(2) Section 1729A is amended—(A) in subsection (b), by striking “after June 30, 1997,” in the matter preceding paragraph (1);(B) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3); (C) by striking subsection (e); and(D) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).(3) Section 1804(c)(2) is amended by striking “subsection” and inserting “section”. (4) Section 1974(a)(5) is amended by striking “Secretary of Transportation” and inserting “Secretary of Homeland Security”.(b) Amendments Relating to the Jobs for Veterans Act.—(1)(A) Subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii) of section 4102A is amended by striking “October 1, 2002” and inserting “October 1, 2003”.(B) The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 4(a) of the Jobs for Veterans Act (Public Law 107–288; 116 Stat. 2038).(2) Subsection (f)(1) of section 4102A is amended by striking “6 months after the date of the enactment of this section,” and inserting “May 7, 2003,”. (c) Amendments Relating to the Establishment of Social Security Administration as an Independent Agency.—(1) Section 1322 is amended—(A) in subsection (a), by striking “Secretary of Health and Human Services” and all that follows through the period and 117 STAT. 2674 inserting “Commissioner of Social Security, and shall be certified by the Commissioner to the Secretary upon request of the Secretary.”; and(B) in subsection (b)—(i) by striking “Secretary of Health and Human Services” in the first sentence and inserting “Commissioner of Social Security”;(ii) by striking “the two Secretaries” and inserting “the Secretary and the Commissioner”; and(iii) by striking “Secretary of Health and Human Services” in the second sentence and inserting “Commissioner”.(2) Section 5101(a) is amended by striking “Secretary of Health and Human Services” and inserting “Commissioner of Social Security”.(3) Section 5317 is amended by striking “Secretary of Health and Human Services” in subsections (a), (b), and (g) and inserting “Commissioner of Social Security”.(4)(A) Section 5318 is amended—(i) in subsection (a), by striking “Department of Health and Human Services” and inserting “Social Security Administration”; and(ii) in subsection (b)—(I) by striking “Department of Health and Human Services” and inserting “Social Security Administration”;(II) by striking “Secretary of Health and Human Services” the first place it appears and inserting “Commissioner of Social Security”;(III) by striking “Secretary of Health and Human Services” the second place it appears and inserting “Commissioner”; and(IV) by striking “such Secretaries” and inserting “the Secretary and the Commissioner”.(B)(i) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:117 STAT. 2675 “§ 5318. Review of Social Security Administration death information” .(ii) The item relating to that section in the table of sections at the beginning at chapter 53 is amended to read as follows: “5318. Review of Social Security Administration death information.”.