[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5643 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5643

    To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to clarify the 
authority of the Administrator of General Services to provide services 
     and facilities to Presidents-elect and Vice-Presidents-elect.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 6, 2000

  Mr. Bachus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to clarify the 
authority of the Administrator of General Services to provide services 
     and facilities to Presidents-elect and Vice-Presidents-elect.

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

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL 
              SERVICES TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO 
              PRESIDENTS-ELECT AND VICE-PRESIDENTS-ELECT.

    (a) In General.--Section 3(c) of the Presidential Transition Act of 
1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) In this Act the terms `President-elect' and `Vice-President-
elect' mean--
            ``(1) subject to paragraph (2), such individuals as are the 
        apparent successful candidates for the office of President and 
        Vice President, respectively, as ascertained by the 
        Administrator following the general elections held to determine 
        the electors of President and Vice President in accordance with 
        sections 1 and 2 of title 3, United States Code; or
            ``(2) the individuals who, based on the certifications by 
        States and the District of Columbia of the successful 
        candidates for the office of President and Vice President as 
        ascertained in such general elections, would have a majority of 
        the whole number of the votes of electors to be appointed by 
        all States and the District of Columbia under article II of the 
        Constitution and voting under article XII of the Constitution 
        if all of the electors that may be appointed by a State or the 
        District of Columbia voted for the individuals so certified by 
        the State or the District of Columbia, respectively.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to each general election held on or after November 7, 
2000.
    (c) Reimbursement.--The Administrator of General Services shall use 
amounts available to carry out section 3 of the Presidential Transition 
Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) for fiscal year 2001 to reimburse costs 
incurred after November 26, 2000, on behalf of a President-elect or 
Vice-President-elect for services and facilities described in that 
section.
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