; and (2) may take any other action necessary for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the Department relating to such functions. (c) Status of Employees Before Transfer The provisions of and amendments made by this title and the abolishments under subsection (a) of this section may not be construed to affect the status of any employee of the Department as an employee of an agency of the United States for purposes of any other provision of law before the effective date of the transfer of any such employee under section 557. (d) Use of Property and Services (1) Property The FHA may use the property of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to perform functions which have been transferred to the FHA for such time as is reasonable to facilitate the orderly transfer of functions transferred under any other provision of this title or any amendment made by this title to any other provision of law. (2) Agency services Any agency, department, or other instrumentality of the United States, and any successor to any such agency, department, or instrumentality, which was providing supporting services to the Department of Housing and Urban Development before the expiration of the transition period under subsection (a) in connection with functions that are transferred under 554 to the FHA shall— (A) continue to provide such services, on a reimbursable basis, until the transfer of such functions is complete