could have occurred if such enactment or transfer had not occurred. (2) Orders Any order issued in a proceeding described in paragraph (1), or an appeal therefrom, and any payment made pursuant to such an order, shall issue in the same manner and on the same terms as if this Act had not been enacted or the United States Secret Service had not been transferred, and the order shall continue in effect until amended, modified, superseded, terminated, set aside, or revoked by an officer of the United States or a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. (c) Pending civil actions Any pending civil action shall continue notwithstanding the enactment of this Act or the transfer of the United States Secret Service to the Department of the Treasury, and in the pending civil action, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered and enforced in the same manner and with the same effect as if such enactment or transfer had not occurred. (d) References Any reference relating to the United States Secret Service in a statute, an Executive order, a rule, a regulation, a directive, or a delegation of authority that precedes such transfer or the effective date of this Act shall be deemed to refer, as appropriate, to the Department of the Treasury and the United States Secret Service, to its officers, employees, or agents, or to its corresponding organizational units or functions. (e) Employment provisions (1) Regulations The Secretary of the Treasury may, in regulations prescribed jointly with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, adopt the rules, procedures, terms, and conditions established by statute, rule, or regulation before the effective date of this Act relating to employment in the United States Secret Service transferred to the Department of the Treasury by this Act. (2) Effect of transfer on conditions of employment Except as otherwise provided in this Act, or under authority granted by this Act, the transfer pursuant to this Act of personnel shall not alter the terms and