,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdhg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #be1
 #bjah ,mr4 ,johnson introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,presidential  
,transition ,act of #aifc to improve the
 orderly transfer of the executive power
 during ,presidential transitions4  #a4 
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,presidential ,transition          
,enhancement ,act of #bjah4  #b4        
,presidential transition enhancements   
7a7 ,in general ,section #c of the      
,presidential ,transition ,act of #aifc 
7#c ,u4,s4,c4 #ajb note7 is amended--   
7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b71 by inserting
 1 or in the case of an employee in a   
position in the legislative branch1 with
 the consent of the supervising ,member 
of ,congress after with the consent of  
the head of the agency2  7#b7 by        
striking subsection 7b7 and inserting   

the following3  7b7 ,the ,administrator 
shall expend funds for the provision of 
services and facilities under this      
section--  7#a7 in connection with any  
obligation incurred during the period-- 
7,a7 beginning on the day after the date
 of the general elections held to       
determine the electors of the ,president
 and ,vice ,president under section #a  
or #b of title #c1 ,united ,states      
,code2 and  7,b7 ending on the date that
 is #fj days after the date of the      
inauguration of the ,president-elect as 
,president and the inauguration of the  
,vice-,president-elect as ,vice         
,president2 and  7#b7 without regard to 
whether the transition team submits to  
the ,administrator a request for payment
 regarding services or facilities before
 the end of such period4  2  7#c7 in    
subsection 7h77#b77;,b77ii71 by striking
 computers and inserting information    
technology2 and  7#d7 ,by adding at the 
end the following3  7i7 ,memorandums of 
understanding  7#a7 ,in general ,not    

later than ,august #a of a year during  
which a ,presidential election occurs1  
the ,administrator shall1 to the maximum
 extent practicable1 enter into a       
memorandum of understanding with the    
transition representative of each       
eligible candidate1 which shall include1
 at a minimum1 the conditions of access 
to employees1 facilities1 and documents 
of agencies by transition staff4  7#b7  
,existing resources ,to the maximum     
extent practicable1 a memorandum of     
understanding entered into under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall be based on        
memorandums of understanding relating to
 previous ,presidential transitions4    
7#c7 ,transition representative  7,a7   
,designation of representative for      
inquiries ,each memorandum of           
understanding entered into under this   
subsection shall designate a            
representative of the eligible candidate
 to whom the ,administrator shall direct
 any inquiries or legal instruments     
regarding the records of the eligible   

candidate that are in the custody of the
 ,administrator4  7,b7 ,change in       
transition representative ,the          
designation of a new individual as the  
transition representative of an eligible
 candidate shall not require the        
execution of a new memorandum of        
understanding under this subsection4    
7#d7 ,amendments ,any amendment to a    
memorandum of understanding entered into
 under this subsection shall be agreed  
to in writing4  7#e7 ,prior notification
 of deviation ,each party to a          
memorandum of understanding entered into
 under this subsection shall provide    
written notice not later than #c days   
before taking any action that deviates  
from the terms and conditions agreed to 
in the memorandum of understanding4     
7#f7 ,definition ,in this subsection1   
the term eligible candidate has the     
meaning given that term in subsection   
7h77#d74  4  7b7 ,agency transitions    
,section #d of the ,presidential        
,transition ,act of #aifc 7#c ,u4,s4,c4 

#ajb note7 is amended--  7#a7 in        
subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d7 of          
subsection 7e77#c71 by inserting serving
 in a career position after senior      
representative2 and  7#b7 by striking   
subsection 7f77#b7 and inserting the    
following3  7#b7 ,acting officers ,not  
later than ,september #ae of a year     
during which a ,presidential election   
occurs1 and in accordance with          
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #cc of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 the head of 
each agency shall ensure that a         
succession plan is in place for each    
senior noncareer position in the agency4
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