1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Presidential Transition Enhancement Act of 2019”.
Presidential Transition Enhancement Act of 2019
AN ACT
To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to improve the orderly transfer of the executive power during Presidential transitions.
2. Presidential transition enhancements
in subsection (a)—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “upon request,” and all that follows through “including” and inserting “upon request, to each President-elect, each Vice-President-elect, and, for up to 60 days after the date of the inauguration of the President-elect and Vice-President-elect, each President and Vice President, for use in connection with the preparations for the assumption of official duties as President or Vice President necessary services and facilities, including”; and
in paragraph (2)—
by inserting “, or an employee of a committee of either House of Congress, a joint committee of the Congress, or an individual Member of Congress,” after “any branch of the Government”; and
by inserting “, or in the case of an employee in a position in the legislative branch, with the consent of the supervising Member of Congress” after “with the consent of the head of the agency”;
by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
in subsection (h)(2)(B)(ii), by striking “computers” and inserting “information technology”; and
By adding at the end the following:
Agency transitions— Section 4 of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end;
by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (e)(3), by inserting “serving in a career position” after “senior representative”;
by striking subsection (f)(2) and inserting the following:
in subsection (g)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “November 1” and inserting “October 1”; and
by adding at the end the following: