States that such activities may include interchange between such appointees and individuals who: (1) held similar leadership roles in prior administrations; (2) are department or agency experts from the Office of Management and Budget or a department or agency Office of Inspector General; or (3) are relevant staff from the General Accounting Office.
Permits such activities also to include training in: (1) records management, including training on the separation of Presidential records and personal records to comply with certain requirements; and (2) human resources management and performance-based management.
Requires the Administrator to develop a transition directory for such activities, which compile Federal publications and materials with supplementary materials developed by the Administrator that provide information on the officers, organization, and statutory and administrative authorities, functions, duties, responsibilities, and mission of each department and agency.
Requires the Administrator also to consult with any candidate for President or Vice President to develop a systems architecture plan for the candidate's computer and communications systems to coordinate a transition to Federal systems, if the candidate is elected.
Directs the Office of Government Ethics to study and report to specified congressional committees on improvements to the mandatory financial disclosure process under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 for presidential nominees. Authorizes appropriations.
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2705 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2705
To provide for the training 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.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 8, 2000
Mr. Thompson (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Akaka, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Voinovich) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental
Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for the training 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Transition Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ACT OF 1963.
Section 3(a) of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C.
102 note) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
``including--'' and inserting ``including the following:'';
(2) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6) by striking the
semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(8)(A)(i) Payment of expenses during the transition for
briefings, workshops, or other activities to acquaint key
prospective Presidential appointees with the types of problems
and challenges that most typically confront new political
appointees when they make the transition from campaign and
other prior activities to assuming the responsibility for
governance after inauguration.
``(ii) Activities under this paragraph may include
interchange between such appointees and individuals who--
``(I) held similar leadership roles in prior
administrations;
``(II) are department or agency experts from the
Office of Management and Budget or an Office of
Inspector General of a department or agency; or
``(III) are relevant staff from the General
Accounting Office.
``(iii) Activities under this paragraph may include
training in records management to comply with section 2203 of
title 44, United States Code, including training on the
separation of Presidential records and personal records to
comply with subsection (b) of that section.
``(iv) Activities under this paragraph may include training
in human resources management and performance-based management.
``(B) Activities under this paragraph shall be conducted
primarily for individuals the President-elect intends to
nominate as department heads or appoint to key positions in the
Executive Office of the President.
``(9)(A) Development of a transition directory by the
Administrator for activities conducted under paragraph (8).
``(B) The transition directory shall be a compilation of
Federal publications and materials with supplementary materials
developed by the Administrator that provides information on the
officers, organization, and statutory and administrative
authorities, functions, duties, responsibilities, and mission
of each department and agency.
``(10)(A) Notwithstanding subsection (b), consultation by
the Administrator with any candidate for President or Vice
President to develop a systems architecture plan for the
computer and communications systems of the candidate to
coordinate a transition to Federal systems, if the candidate is
elected.
``(B) Consultations under this paragraph shall be conducted
at the discretion of the Administrator.''.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE PROCESS FOR
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Office of Government Ethics shall conduct a
study and submit a report on improvements to the financial disclosure
process for Presidential nominees required to file reports under
section 101(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)
to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
(b) Content of Report.--
(1) In general.--The report under this section shall
include recommendations and legislative proposals on--
(A) streamlining, standardizing, and coordinating
the financial disclosure process and the requirements
of financial disclosure reports under the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) for Presidential
nominees;
(B) avoiding duplication of effort and reducing the
burden of filing with respect to financial disclosure
of information to the White House Office, the Office of
Government Ethics, and the Senate; and
(C) any other relevant matter the Office of
Government Ethics determines appropriate.
(2) Limitation relating to conflicts of interest.--The
recommendations and proposals under this subsection shall not
(if implemented) have the effect of lessening substantive
compliance with any conflict of interest requirement.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4847-4849)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Thompson without amendment. With written report No. 106-348.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Thompson without amendment. With written report No. 106-348.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 689.
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