Presidential Transitions Effectiveness Act

Summary

Presidential Transitions Effectiveness Act - Amends the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to increase the authorized appropriations to the Administrator of General Services to provide services and facilities to the President-elect and Vice President-elect in connection with the preparation of their assumption of official duties. Limits the amount that may be appropriated for the reimbursement of a national party committee for transition planning expenses. Requires amounts authorized for presidential transition costs to be increased by an inflation adjusted amount to reflect the actual increases in such costs since the previous presidential transition. Authorizes the Administrator to provide reimbursement of pre-election transition planning expenses and other transition expenses to each national party committee of a major party candidate for President. Requires the national party committees to disclose to the Administrator all private money received for transition planning. Requires the President-elect and the Vice President-elect to disclose to the Administrator all private money received for use in their preparation for the assumption of official duties. Requires the Administrator to make such disclosures public. Requires the President-elect and the Vice President-elect to disclose to the public all sources of funding for transition activities of all the members of the President-elect or Vice President-elect's Federal department or agency transition teams. Requires public disclosure before the initial transition team contact with a department or agency, with updates as necessary. Authorizes the use of Government aircraft for transition purposes if requested by the President-elect or the Vice President-elect, or their designee, and approved by the President. Provides that when the President-elect or the Vice President-elect request the use of a chartered aircraft, any collections received from persons occupying space on such aircraft shall be deposited to the credit of appropriations for presidential transitions. Sets forth a time schedule for the expenditure of funds provided for presidential transitions. Authorizes the payment of certain transportation expenses for any individual performing presidential transition activities. Authorizes the President to fill executive agency vacancies for not more than 120 days (under current law, not more than 30 days), unless a nomination to fill such vacancy has been submitted to the Senate. Declares that if such nomination has been made, the designated person may serve: (1) until the Senate confirms the nomination; (2) for not more than 30 days after the Senate rejects the nomination; or (3) if designated when the Congress has adjourned sine die or at the end of a session, for no more than 120 days after the Congress next reconvenes.

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 26 April 1988

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 20 April 1988

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 4 February 1988

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