; and (B) shall carry out the transfer in a manner designed to minimize disruptions to the conduct of background investigations for personnel of the Department of Defense. (d) Transfer of certain functions in OPM to DSS (1) In general For purposes of meeting the requirements in subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, provide for the transfer of the functions described in paragraph (2), and any associated personnel and resources, to the Department of Defense. (2) Functions The functions described in this paragraph are the following: (A) Any personnel security investigations functions transferred by the Secretary to the Director pursuant to section 906 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 ( 5 U.S.C. 1101 note). (B) Any other functions of the Office of Personnel Management in connection with background investigations initiated by the Department of Defense that the Secretary and the Director jointly consider appropriate. (3) Location within DoD Any functions transferred to the Department pursuant to this subsection shall be located within the Defense Security Service. (e) Conduct of certain actions For purposes of the conduct of background investigations following the commencement of the carrying out of the implementation plan referred to in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall provide for the following: (1) A single capability for the centralized funding, submissions, and processing of all background investigations, from within the Defense Security Service. (2) The discharge by the Consolidated Adjudications Facility, from within the Defense Security Service pursuant to transfer under subsection (c), of adjudications in connection with the following: (A) Background investigations. (B) Continuous evaluation and vetting checks. (f) Enhancement of information technology capabilities of NBIS (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office of