; continuity of proceedings (a) Existing precedent (1) In general Precedential decisions by the Attorney General or the Board of Immigration Appeals under title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq. ) that were issued before the application date of this Act shall continue to serve as precedent in proceedings before the Immigration Courts unless explicitly overruled by such court. (2) Rules To the extent that such rules are consistent with this Act, the rules of the Attorney General that were in effect before the application date of this Act, shall remain in effect until amended or revoked by the appellate division. (b) Institutional transfer (1) Executive office for immigration review (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), all functions under the Executive Office for Immigration Review on the date that is the day before the application date of this Act are transferred to the Immigration Courts on the application date of this Act. (B) Exceptions (i) OCAHO The Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer and the functions of the Executive Office for Immigration Review that support such office shall remain under the Department of Justice. (ii) Other functions The functions of the Executive Office for Immigration Review that are not necessary or appropriate for transfer to the Immigration Courts shall be reassigned to other agencies within the Department of Justice or dissolved at the discretion of the Attorney General. (2) Transfer and allocation of appropriations and personnel Except as provided in this section, the personnel of the Executive Office for Immigration Review employed in connection with the functions transferred by this section, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available to, the Executive Office for Immigration Review, in connection with the functions transferred by this section,