To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to require the timely appointment of agency transition officials, to ensure adequate performance and oversight of required transition-related preparation, to require new guidance for agencies and possible transition teams, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Summary
What This Bill Does
Establishes Federal Transition Coordinator position at GSA to coordinate presidential transition planning across agencies. Requires timely appointment of agency transition directors.
Who Benefits and How
Presidential transitions improved through coordination. Agencies gain transition planning guidance. Incoming administrations better supported.
Who Bears the Burden and How
GSA designates senior career employee as coordinator. Agencies must comply with transition requirements.
Key Provisions
- Creates Federal Transition Coordinator position
- Establishes agency transition directors council
- Requires identification of transition best practices
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Improves presidential transition planning by establishing Federal Transition Coordinator and agency requirements
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Institutionalize presidential transition coordination"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator"
- → GSA Administrator
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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