Presidential Transition Act of 2000
PL 106-293 (H.R.4931), enacted 10/12/2000

PUBLIC LAW 106-293—OCT. 12, 2000 
114 STAT. 1035 
Public Law 106-293 
106th Congress 
An Act 
To provide for the training or orientation of individuals, during a Presidential 
transition, who the President intends to appoint to certain key positions, to 
Oct. 12, 2000 
provide for a study and report on improving the financial disclosure process 
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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, 
Presidential 
Transition Act of 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
2000. 
3 u s e 101 note. 
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) Not withstanding subsection (b), 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 inter-
change between such appointees and individuals who— 
"(I) held similar leadership roles in prior administra-
tions; 
"(II) are department or agency experts from the Office 
of Management and Budget or an Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of a department or agency; or 
"(III) are relevant staff from the General Accounting 
Office. 
"(iii) Activities under this paragraph may include training 
or orientation 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 vmder this paragraph may include training 
or orientation in human resources management and perform-
ance-based management. 
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"(B) Activities under this paragraph shall be conducted 
primarily for individuals the President-elect intends to nomi-
nate as department heads or appoint to key positions in the 
Executive Office of the President. 
"(9)(A) Notwithstanding subsection (b), development of a 
transition directory by the Administrator of General Services 
Administration, in consultation with the Archivist of the United 
States (head of the National Archives and Records Administra-
tion) for activities conducted under paragraph (8). 
"(B) The transition directory shall be a compilation of Fed-
eral 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 com-
puter and communications systems of the candidate to coordi-
nate 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. 
Deadline. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Office of Government Ethics shall 
conduct a study and submit a report on improvements to the finan-
cial 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 finan-
cial 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 bur-
den of filing with respect to financial disclosure of informa-
tion 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. 
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114 STAT. 1037 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this section. 
Approved October 12, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4931 (S. 2705): 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-348 accompanying S. 2705 (Comm. on Governmental 
Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): 
Sept. 13, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 36 (2000): 
Oct. 12, Presidential statement.