; (9) in section 7701(a), by inserting after assistance the following: , other than assistance related to Economic Opportunity and Transition, ; and (10) in section 7703, by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. (c) Effective date Section 306A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect on October 1, 2023. 3. Transfer of services (a) Report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the progress toward establishing the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, as established under section 8001 of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 1, and the transition of the provision of services to veterans by such Administration. (b) Certification The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not transfer the function of providing any services to veterans to the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, as established under section 8001 of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 1, until the Secretary submits to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives certification that— (1) the transition of the provision of services to such Administration will not negatively affect the provision of such services to veterans; and (2) such services are ready to be transferred. (c) Deadline for certification The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives the certification required by subsection (b)— (1) no earlier than April 1, 2023