The Act applies to any adversary adjudication pending before the
Department at any time between October 1, 1981 and September 30, 1984.
This includes proceedings begun before October 1, 1981 if final agency
action has not been taken before that date, and proceedings pending on
September 30, 1984, regardless of when they were initiated or when final
agency action occurs, except that it shall not apply in any case pending
on October 1, 1981 in which a decision has been issued, but final agency
action has not been taken by reason of an abatement.
