(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided by the Secretary, the termination of this subpart or of any regulation issued pursuant to this subpart, or the issuance of any amendments to either thereof, shall not
(1) affect or waive any right, duty, obligation, or liability which shall have arisen or which may thereafter arise in connection with any provision of this subpart or any regulation issued under this subpart, or
(2) release or extinguish any violation of this subpart or of any regulation issued under this subpart, or
(3) affect or impair any rights or remedies of the Secretary or of any other person with respect to any such violation.
(b) The persons who are committee members and alternates on the effective date of this subpart shall continue in office until their successors have been selected and have qualified. All rules and regulations issued or approved by the Secretary pursuant to this part (Order No. 945, as amended) and not in conflict herewith, which are in effect immediately prior to the date of this amendment shall continue in effect under this subpart as originally issued, or subsequently modified, until such rules and regulations are changed, modified, or suspended in accordance with this subpart.