Guiding Legislation
Guiding Legislation
Presidential Transition Act of 1963
- To promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a President and the Inauguration of a new President.
Public Law 94-499 Appropriation Authorization, 1976
- To revise the appropriation authorization for the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, and for other purposes.
Presidential Transitions Effectiveness Act of 1988
- To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide for a more orderly transfer of executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a President.
Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998
- To clarify statutory requirements relating to vacancies in certain federal offices, and for other purposes.
Presidential Transition Act of 2000
- To provide for the training or orientation of individuals, during a Presidential transition, who the President intends to appoint to certain key positions, to provide for a study and report on improving the financial disclosure process for certain Presidential nominees, and for other purposes.
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
- To reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.
Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010
- To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide that certain transition services shall be available to eligible candidates before the general election.
Presidential Transitions Improvements Acts of 2015
- To improve the process of presidential transition.
Executive Order – Facilitation of a Presidential Transition, 2016
- To undertake all reasonable efforts to ensure that Presidential transitions are well-coordinated and effective, without regard to party affiliation. To establish the White House Transition Coordinating Council and the Agency Transition Directors Council.