[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3137 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  1st Session

                               H. R. 3137

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                                 AN ACT

    To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide for 
   training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as 
department heads or appoint to key positions in the Executive Office of 
                             the President.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3137

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide for 
   training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as 
department heads or appoint to key positions in the Executive Office of 
                             the President.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. 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) 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, including interchange with 
        individuals who held similar leadership roles in prior 
        administrations, agency or department experts from the Office 
        of Management and Budget or an Office of Inspector General of 
        an agency or department, and relevant staff from the General 
        Accounting Office.
            ``(B) Activities funded 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.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.