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. 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. 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 requests 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.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 18 August 1988

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• House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 26 July 1988

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 29 April 1988

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 31 March 1988

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 25 March 1988

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 February 1988

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