Section 9.1.

(1) That no inconvenience may result from the adoption of this Constitution it is declared that the laws of the United States relative to the duties of Officers, both civil and military, of the same, shall remain in full force, and the duties of their several offices shall be performed in conformity with the existing laws until made void, repealed, altered, or expire by their own limitation or if said laws are in violation of this Constitution.

(2) All Officers and Judges, upon an oath to support this Constitution, appointed by the United States may remain in office until they or their successors are appointed and qualified, or their offices abolished.

(3) All debts contracted and engagements entered into before the adoption of this Constitution shall be as valid against the Federation after adoption. Current United States Senators, with the consent of their State, and Representatives upon swearing or affirming to uphold this Constitution may remain in office until the normal expiration of their terms and to exercise the Legislative powers granted them under this Constitution. The States, according to their laws and this Constitution, may fill any congressional vacancies.

(4) All extant United States fees, duties, imposts, and excise taxes shall be frozen at their current levels upon adoption of this Constitution and expire ten years later if there is not already an earlier expiration date with the exception that any extant excise tax greater than ten percent shall be reduced to ten percent.

(5) All causes which were pending in the United States Courts shall be transferred to the Courts of the Federation and the Federal Courts shall execute all orders, decrees, and judgments heretofore rendered by the said Courts of the United States; and also all laws which may be requisite to protect the parties to all such suits, orders, judgments, or decrees, their heirs, personal representatives, or assignees provided that said orders, decrees, and judgments are not in conflict with this Constitution.

Section 9.2.

Upon adoption of this Constitution:

(1) The Federation shall take procession and control of all United States lands and property which may be sold or otherwise disposed of as Congress may, by law, provide for.

(2) All United States Executive Departments, administrations, agencies, boards, commissions, programs, and all other extant powers and duties not specially provided for by this Constitution shall be devolved to the States except that any national defense or national security functions of the above shall be transferred to the Defense Department. Each State Legislature shall, by law, have the power to decide which of these devolved agencies, powers, programs, and duties to retain, eliminate, alter, privatize, or, with the consent of Congress, carry on the functions of devolved interstate United States Departments and agencies by compact with other States.

(3) Administration and costs of social security, medicare, and all other United States welfare and entitlement programs shall be devolved to the States and each State Legislature shall, by law, have the power to decide to retain, eliminate, alter, or privatize said programs.

(4) All Federation or United States interests in private enterprises, lands, and property not provided for by this Constitution shall be placed into a trust and managed by uninterested and professional trustees (compensated in a manner that Congress may, by law, provide for) who would be charged to dispose of all such holdings within ten years after adoption of this Constitution with any monies realized by sale of the above be deposited in the Treasury.

(5) Any organizations or corporations that was chartered by the United States may remain in force until expiration (or five years after the adoption of this Constitution if there is no expiration date) provided that any parts of said charter that is in violation of this Constitution or the State Constitution where located are removed or modified.