,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #degc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bj1     
#bjbb,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,manchin1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,ms4 ,sinema1  
,mr4 ,romney1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4      
,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4       
,cardin1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 
,sasse1 and ,mr4 ,graham7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on ,rules
 and ,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to reform the ,electoral ,count ,act1   
and to amend the ,presidential          
,transition ,act of #aifc to provide    
clear guidelines for when and to whom   
resources are provided by the           
,administrator of ,general ,services for
 use in connection with the preparations
 for the assumption of official duties  
as ,president or ,vice ,president4  #a4 
,short title1 etc  7a7 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the          

,electoral ,count ,reform and           
,presidential ,transition ,improvement  
,act of #bjbb4  7b7 ,table of contents  
,the table of contents of this ,act is  
as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title1     
etc4,,title ,i--,electoral ,count       
,reform ,act,sec4 #aja4 ,short          
title4,sec4 #ajb4 ,time for appointing  
electors4,sec4 #ajc4 ,clarification with
 respect to vacancies in electoral      
college4,sec4 #ajd4 ,certificate of     
ascertainment of appointment of         
electors4,sec4 #aje4 ,duties of the     
,archivist4,sec4 #ajf4 ,meeting of      
electors4,sec4 #ajg4 ,transmission of   
certificates of votes4,sec4 #ajh4       
,failure of certificate of votes to     
reach recipients4,sec4 #aji4            
,clarifications relating to counting    
electoral votes4,sec4 #aaj4 ,rules      
relating to joint meeting4,sec4 #aaa4   
,severability4,,title                   
,,ii--,presidential ,transition         
,improvement ,act,sec4 #bja4 ,short     
title4,sec4 #bjb4 ,modifications to     

,presidential ,transition ,act of #aifc4
  ,i ,electoral ,count ,reform ,act     
#aja4 ,short title ,this title may be   
cited as the ,electoral ,count ,reform  
,act of #bjbb4  #ajb4 ,time for         
appointing electors  7a7 ,in general    
,title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking sections #a and #b  
and inserting the following3  #a4 ,time 
of appointing electors  ,the electors of
 ,president and ,vice ,president shall  
be appointed1 in each ,state1 on        
election day1 in accordance with the    
laws of the ,state enacted prior to     
election day4  4  7b7 ,election day     
,section #ba of title #c1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by            
redesignating subsections 7a7 and 7b7 as
 paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 respectively1
 and by inserting before paragraph 7#b7 
7as so redesignated7 the following3     
7#a7 election day means the ,tuesday    
next after the first ,monday in         
,november1 in every fourth year         
succeeding every election of a          

,president and ,vice ,president held in 
each ,state1 except1 in the case of a   
,state that appoints electors by popular
 vote1 if the ,state modifies the period
 of voting as necessitated by           
extraordinary and catastrophic events as
 provided under laws of the ,state      
enacted prior to such day1 election day 
shall include the modified period of    
voting4  4  7c7 ,conforming amendment   
,the table of contents for chapter #a of
 title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking the item relating to
 section #a and inserting the following3
  #a4 ,time of appointing electors4  4  
#ajc4 ,clarification with respect to    
vacancies in electoral college ,section 
#d of title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1  
is amended by inserting enacted prior to
 election day after by law4  #ajd4      
,certificate of ascertainment of        
appointment of electors  7a7            
,determination ,section #e of title #c1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  #e4 ,certificate of   

ascertainment of appointment of electors
  7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,certification  
,not later than the date that is #f days
 before the time fixed for the meeting  
of the electors1 the executive of each  
,state shall issue a certificate of     
ascertainment of appointment of         
electors1 under and in pursuance of the 
laws of such ,state providing for such  
appointment and ascertainment enacted   
prior to election day4  7#b7 ,form of   
certificate ,each certificate of        
ascertainment of appointment of electors
 shall-- 7,a7 set forth the names of the
 electors appointed and the canvass or  
other determination under the laws of   
such ,state of the number of votes given
 or cast for each person for whose      
appointment any and all votes have been 
given or cast2  7,b7 bear the seal of   
the ,state2 and  7,c7 contain at least  
one security feature1 as determined by  
the ,state1 for purposes of verifying   
the authenticity of such certificate4   
7b7 ,transmission ,it shall be the duty 

of the executive of each ,state-- 7#a7  
to transmit to the ,archivist of the    
,united ,states1 by the most expeditious
 method available1 the certificate of   
ascertainment of appointment of         
electors2 and  7#b7 to transmit to the  
electors of such ,state1 on or before   
the day on which the electors are       
required to meet under section #g1 six  
duplicate-originals of the same         
certificate4  7c7 ,treatment of         
certificate as conclusive  7#a7 ,in     
general ,for purposes of section #ae--  
7,a7 the certificate of ascertainment of
 appointment of electors issued pursuant
 to this section shall be treated as    
conclusive with respect to the          
determination of electors appointed by  
the ,state2 and  7,b7 any certificate of
 ascertainment of appointment of        
electors as required to be revised by   
any subsequent ,state or ,federal       
judicial relief granted prior to the    
date of the meeting of electors shall   
replace and supersede any other         

certificates submitted pursuant to this 
section4  7#b7 ,determination of        
,federal questions ,the determination of
 ,federal courts on questions arising   
under the ,constitution or laws of the  
,united ,states with respect to a       
certificate of ascertainment of         
appointment of electors shall be        
conclusive4  7d7 ,venue and expedited   
procedure  7#a7 ,in general ,any action 
brought by an aggrieved candidate for   
,president or ,vice ,president that     
arises under the ,constitution or laws  
of the ,united ,states with respect to  
the issuance of the certification       
required under section 7a77#a71 or the  
transmission of such certification as   
required under subsection 7b71 shall be 
subject to the following rules3 7,a7    
,venue ,the venue for such action shall 
be the ,federal district court of the   
,federal district in which the ,state   
capital is located4  7,b7 #c-;judge     
panel ,such action shall be heard by a  
district court of three judges1 convened

 pursuant to section #bbhd of title #bh1
 ,united ,states ,code1 except that the 
court shall be comprised of two judges  
of the circuit court of appeals in which
 the district court lies and one judge  
of the district court in which the      
action is brought4  7,c7 ,expedited     
procedure ,it shall be the duty of the  
court to advance on the docket and to   
expedite to the greatest possible extent
 the disposition of the action1         
consistent with all other relevant      
deadlines established by this chapter   
and the laws of the ,united ,states4    
7,d7 ,appeals ,any appeal from the      
judgment of the panel convened under    
subparagraph 7,b7 may be heard directly 
by the ,supreme ,court1 pursuant to     
section #abec of title #bh1 ,united     
,states ,code1 on an expedited basis1 so
 that a final order of the court on     
remand of the ,supreme ,court may occur 
on or before the day before the time    
fixed for the meeting of electors4  7#b7
 ,rule of construction ,this subsection 

shall be construed solely to establish  
venue and expedited procedures in any   
action brought by an aggrieved candidate
 for ,president or ,vice ,president as  
specified in this subsection that arises
 under the ,constitution or laws of the 
,united ,states4  4  7b7 ,executive of a
 ,state ,section #ba of title #c1       
,united ,states ,code1 as amended by    
section #ajb7;b71 is amended by striking
 paragraph 7#c7 and inserting the       
following3  7#c7 executive means1 with  
respect to any ,state1 the ,governor of 
the ,state 7or1 in the case of the      
,district of ,columbia1 the ,mayor of   
the ,district of ,columbia71 except when
 the laws or constitution of a ,state in
 effect as of election day expressly    
require a different ,state executive to 
perform the duties identified under this
 chapter4  4  7c7 ,conforming amendments
  7#a7 ,section #i of title #c1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
annex to each of the certificates one of
 the lists of the electors and inserting

 annex to each of the certificates of   
votes one of the certificates of        
ascertainment of appointment of         
electors4  7#b7 ,the table of contents  
for chapter #a of title #c1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
the items relating to sections #e       
inserting the following3  #e4           
,certificate of ascertainment of        
appointment of electors4  4  #aje4      
,duties of the ,archivist  7a7 ,in      
general ,section #f of title #c1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended to read as   
follows3  #f4 ,duties of ,archivist ,the
 certificates of ascertainment of       
appointment of electors received by the 
,archivist of the ,united ,states under 
section #e shall-- 7#a7 be preserved for
 one year2  7#b7 be a part of the public
 records of such office2 and  7#c7 be   
open to public inspection4  4  7b7      
,conforming amendment ,the table of     
contents for chapter #a of title #c1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking the items relating to section  

#f and inserting the following3  #f4    
,duties of ,archivist4  4  #ajf4        
,meeting of electors  7a7 ,time for     
meeting ,section #g of title #c1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
striking ,monday and inserting ,tuesday2
 and  7#b7 by striking as the           
legislature of such ,state shall direct 
and inserting in accordance with the    
laws of the ,state enacted prior to     
election day4  7b7 ,clarification on    
sealing of certificates of votes        
,section #aj of such title is amended by
 striking the certificates so made by   
them and inserting the certificates of  
votes so made by them1 together with the
 annexed certificates of ascertainment  
of appointment of electors14  #ajg4     
,transmission of certificates of votes  
7a7 ,in general ,section #aa of title   
#c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to
 read as follows3  #aa ,transmission of 
certificates by electors ,the electors  
shall immediately transmit at the same  
time and by the most expeditious method 

available the certificates of votes so  
made by them1 together with the annexed 
certificates of ascertainment of        
appointment of electors1 as follows3    
7#a7 ,one set shall be sent to the      
,president of the ,senate at the seat of
 government4  7#b7 ,two sets shall be   
sent to the chief election officer of   
the ,state1 one of which shall be held  
subject to the order of the ,president  
of the ,senate1 the other to be         
preserved by such official for one year 
and shall be a part of the public       
records of such office and shall be open
 to public inspection4  7#c7 ,two sets  
shall be sent to the ,archivist of the  
,united ,states at the seat of          
government1 one of which shall be held  
subject to the order of the ,president  
of the ,senate and the other of which   
shall be preserved by the ,archivist of 
the ,united ,states for one year and    
shall be a part of the public records of
 such office and shall be open to public
 inspection4  7#d7 ,one set shall be    

sent to the judge of the district in    
which the electors shall have assembled4
  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment ,the     
table of contents for chapter #a of     
title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by striking the item relating to
 section #aa and inserting the          
following3  #aa4 ,transmission of       
certificates by electors4  4  #ajh4     
,failure of certificate of votes to     
reach recipients  7a7 ,in general       
,section #ab of title #c1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
inserting 1 after the meeting of the    
electors shall have been held1 after    
,when2  7#b7 by striking in ,december1  
after the meeting of the electors shall 
have been held1 and inserting in        
,december12  7#c7 by striking or1 if he 
be absent and inserting or1 if the      
,president of the ,senate be absent2    
7#d7 by striking secretary of ,state and
 insert chief election officer of the   
,state2  7#e7 by striking and list2     
7#f7 by striking lodged with him and    

inserting lodged with such officer2     
7#g7 by striking his duty and inserting 
the duty of such chief election officer 
of the ,state2 and  7#h7 by striking by 
registered mail and inserting by the    
most expeditious method available4  7b7 
,continued failure ,section #ac of title
 #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by inserting 1 after the meeting  
of the electors shall have been held1   
after ,when2  7#b7 by striking in       
,december1 after the meeting of the     
electors shall have been held1 and      
inserting in ,december12  7#c7 by       
striking or1 if he be absent and        
inserting or1 if the ,president of the  
,senate be absent2 and  7#d7 by striking
 that list and inserting that           
certificate4  7c7 ,elimination of       
messenger's penalty  7#a7 ,in general   
,title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking section #ad4  7#b7  
,conforming amendment ,the table of     
contents for chapter #a of title #c1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    

striking the item relating to section   
#ad4  #aji4 ,clarifications relating to 
counting electoral votes  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #ae of title #c1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  #ae4 ,counting        
electoral votes in ,congress  7a7 ,in   
general ,congress shall be in session on
 the sixth day of ,january succeeding   
every meeting of the electors4 ,the     
,senate and ,house of ,representatives  
shall meet in the ,hall of the ,house of
 ,representatives at the hour of #a     
o'clock in the afternoon on that day1   
and the ,president of the ,senate shall 
be their presiding officer4  7b7 ,powers
 of the ,president of ,senate  7#a7     
,ministerial in nature ,except as       
otherwise provided in this chapter1 the 
role of the ,president of the ,senate   
while presiding over the joint meeting  
shall be limited to performing solely   
ministerial duties4  7#b7 ,powers       
explicitly denied ,the ,president of the
 ,senate shall have no power to solely  

determine1 accept1 reject1 or otherwise 
adjudicate or resolve disputes over the 
proper list of electors1 the validity of
 electors1 or the votes of electors4    
7c7 ,appointment of tellers ,at the     
joint meeting of the ,senate and ,house 
of ,representatives described in        
subsection 7a71 there shall be present  
two tellers previously appointed on the 
part of the ,senate and two tellers     
previously appointed on the part of the 
,house of ,representatives by the       
presiding officers of the respective    
chambers4  7d7 ,procedure at joint      
meeting generally  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 ,president of the ,senate shall-- 7,a7 
open the certificates and papers        
purporting to be certificates of the    
votes of electors appointed pursuant to 
a certificate of ascertainment of       
appointment of electors issued pursuant 
to section #e1 in the alphabetical order
 of the ,states1 beginning with the     
letter ,a2 and  7,b7 upon opening any   
certificate1 hand the certificate and   

any accompanying papers to the tellers1 
who shall read the same in the presence 
and hearing of the two ,houses4  7#b7   
,action on certificate  7,a7 ,in general
 ,upon the reading of each certificate  
or paper1 the ,president of the ,senate 
shall call for objections1 if any4  7,b7
 ,requirements for objections  7i7      
,objections ,no objection shall be in   
order unless the objection-- 7,i7 is    
made in writing2  7,,ii7 is signed by at
 least one-fifth of the ,senators duly  
chosen and sworn and one-fifth of the   
,members of the ,house of               
,representatives duly chosen and sworn2 
and  7,,iii7 states clearly and         
concisely1 without argument1 one of the 
grounds listed under clause 7ii74  7ii7 
,grounds for objections ,the only       
grounds for objections shall be as      
follows3 7,i7 ,the electors of the      
,state were not lawfully certified under
 a certificate of ascertainment of      
appointment of electors according to    
section #e7;a77#a74  7,,ii7 ,the vote of

 one or more electors has not been      
regularly given4  7,c7 ,consideration of
 objections  7i7 ,in general ,when all  
objections so made to any vote or paper 
from a ,state shall have been received  
and read1 the ,senate shall thereupon   
withdraw1 and such objections shall be  
submitted to the ,senate for its        
decision2 and the ,speaker of the ,house
 of ,representatives shall1 in like     
manner1 submit such objections to the   
,house of ,representatives for its      
decision4  7ii7 ,determination ,no      
objection may be sustained unless such  
objection is sustained by separate      
concurring votes of each ,house4  7,d7  
,reconvening ,when the two ,houses have 
voted1 they shall immediately again     
meet1 and the presiding officer shall   
then announce the decision of the       
questions submitted4 ,no votes or papers
 from any other ,state shall be acted   
upon until the objections previously    
made to the votes or papers from any    
,state shall have been finally disposed 

of4  7e7 ,rules for tabulating votes    
7#a7 ,counting of votes  7,a7 ,in       
general ,except as provided in          
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 only the votes  
of electors who have been appointed     
under a certificate of ascertainment of 
appointment of electors issued pursuant 
to section #e1 or who have legally been 
appointed to fill a vacancy of any such 
elector pursuant to section #d1 may be  
counted2 and  7ii7 no vote of an elector
 described in clause 7i7 which has been 
regularly given shall be rejected4  7,b7
 ,exception ,the vote of an elector who 
has been appointed under a certificate  
of ascertainment of appointment of      
electors issued pursuant to section #e  
shall not be counted if-- 7i7 there is  
an objection which meets the            
requirements of subsection              
7d77#b77;,b77i72 and  7ii7 each ,house  
affirmatively sustains the objection as 
valid4  7#b7 ,determination of majority 
,if the number of electors lawfully     
appointed by any ,state pursuant to a   

certificate of ascertainment of         
appointment of electors that is issued  
under section #e is less than the number
 of electoral votes entitled to be cast 
by the ,state1 or if an objection the   
grounds for which are described in      
subsection 7d77#b77;,b77ii77,i7 has been
 sustained1 the total number of electors
 appointed for the purpose of           
determining a majority of the whole     
number of electors appointed as required
 by the ,twelfth ,amendment to the      
,constitution shall be reduced by the   
number of electors whom the ,state has  
failed to appoint or as to whom the     
objection was sustained4  7#c7 ,list of 
votes by tellers2 declaration of winner 
,the tellers shall make a list of the   
votes as they shall appear from the said
 certificates2 and the votes having been
 ascertained and counted according to   
the rules in this subchapter provided1  
the result of the same shall be         
delivered to the ,president of the      
,senate1 who shall thereupon announce   

the state of the vote1 which            
announcement shall be deemed a          
sufficient declaration of the persons1  
if any1 elected ,president and ,vice    
,president of the ,united ,states1 and1 
together with a list of the votes1 be   
entered on the ,journals of the two     
,houses4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment  
,the table of contents for chapter #a of
 title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking the item relating to
 section #ae and inserting the          
following3  #ae4 ,counting electoral    
votes in ,congress4  4  #aaj4 ,rules    
relating to joint meeting  7a7 ,limit of
 debate in each ,house ,section #ag of  
title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended to read as follows3  #ag4 ,same2
 limit of debate in each ,house ,when   
the two ,houses separate to decide upon 
an objection pursuant to section        
#ae7;d77#b77;,c77i7 that may have been  
made to the counting of any electoral   
vote or votes from any ,state1 or other 
question arising in the matter-- 7#a7   

all such objections and questions       
permitted with respect to such ,state   
shall be considered at such time2  7#b7 
each ,senator and ,representative may   
speak to such objections or questions   
five minutes1 and not more than once2   
7#c7 the total time for debate for all  
such objections and questions with      
respect to such ,state shall not exceed 
two hours in each ,house2 and  7#d7 at  
the close of such debate1 it shall be   
the duty of the presiding officer of    
each ,house to put the objections and   
questions to a vote without further     
debate4  4  7b7 ,parliamentary procedure
 ,section #ah of title #c1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
under section #ae7;d77#b77;,c77i7 after 
motion to withdraw4  #aaa4 ,severability
  7a7 ,in general ,title #c1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #ba the following new     
section3  #bb4 ,severability  ,if any   
provision of this chapter1 or the       
application of a provision to any person

 or circumstance1 is held to be         
unconstitutional1 the remainder of this 
chapter1 and the application of the     
provisions to any person or             
circumstance1 shall not be affected by  
the holding4  4  7b7 ,conforming        
amendment ,the table of contents for    
chapter #a of title #c1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #bb4 ,severability4  4  
,,ii ,presidential ,transition          
,improvement ,act  #bja4 ,short title   
,this title may be cited as             
,presidential ,transition ,improvement  
,act4  #bjb4 ,modifications to          
,presidential ,transition ,act of #aifc 
7a7 ,in general ,section #c of the      
,presidential ,transition ,act of #aifc 
7#c ,u4,s4,c4 #ajb note7 is amended by  
striking subsection 7c7 and inserting   
the following3  7c7 7#a7 ,apparent      
successful candidates  7,a7 ,in general 
,for purposes of this ,act1 the apparent
 successful candidate for the office of 
,president and ,vice ,president1        

respectively1 shall be determined as    
follows3 7i7 ,if all but one eligible   
candidate for the office of ,president  
and one eligible candidate for the      
office of ,vice ,president1             
respectively1 concede the election1 then
 the candidate for each such office who 
has not conceded shall be the apparent  
successful candidate for each such      
office4  7ii7 ,if1 on the date that is  
#e days after the date of the election1 
more than one eligible candidate for the
 office of ,president has not conceded  
the election1 then each of the remaining
 eligible candidates for such office and
 the office of ,vice ,president who have
 not conceded shall be treated as the   
apparent successful candidates until    
such time as a single candidate for the 
office of ,president is treated as the  
apparent successful candidate pursuant  
to clause 7iii7 or clause 7iv74  7iii7  
,if a single candidate for the office of
 ,president or ,vice ,president is      
determined by the ,administrator to meet

 the qualifications under subparagraph  
7,b71 the ,administrator may determine  
that such candidate shall solely be     
treated as the apparent successful      
candidate for that office until such    
time as a single candidate for the      
office of ,president is treated as the  
apparent successful candidate pursuant  
to clause 7iv74  7iv7 ,if a single      
candidate for the office of ,president  
or ,vice ,president is the apparent     
successful candidate for such office    
under subparagraph 7,c71 that candidate 
shall solely be treated as the apparent 
successful candidate for that office4   
7,b7 ,interim discretionary             
qualifications ,on or after the date    
that is #e days after the date of the   
election1 the ,administrator may        
determine that a single candidate for   
the office of ,president or ,vice       
,president shall be treated as the sole 
apparent successful candidate for that  
office pursuant to subparagraph         
7,a77iii7 if it is substantially certain

 the candidate will receive a majority  
of the pledged votes of electors1 based 
on consideration of the following       
factors3 7i7 ,the results of the        
election for such office in ,states in  
which significant legal challenges that 
could alter the outcome of the election 
in the ,state have been substantially   
resolved1 such that the outcome is      
substantially certain4  7ii7 ,the       
certified results of the election for   
such office in ,states in which the     
certification is complete4  7iii7 ,the  
results of the election for such office 
in ,states in which there is substantial
 certainty of an apparent successful    
candidate based on the totality of the  
circumstances4  7,c7 ,mandatory         
qualifications  7i7 ,in general         
,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a7 or   
7,b71 a candidate shall be the sole     
apparent successful candidate for the   
office of ,president or ,vice ,president
 pursuant to subparagraph 7,a77iv7 for  
purposes of this ,act if-- 7,i7 the     

candidate receives a majority of pledged
 votes of electors of such office based 
on certifications by ,states of their   
final canvass1 and the conclusion of any
 recounts1 legal actions1 or            
administrative actions pertaining to the
 results of the election for such       
office2  7,,ii7 in the case where       
subclause 7,i7 is not met1 the candidate
 receives a majority of votes of        
electors of such office at the meeting  
and vote of electors under section #g of
 title #c1 ,united ,states ,code2 or    
7,,iii7 in the case where neither       
subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii7 is met1 the    
candidate is declared as the person     
elected to such office at the joint     
session of ,congress under section #ae  
of title #c1 ,united ,states ,code4     
7ii7 ,clarification if ,state unable to 
certify election results or appoints    
more than one slate of electors ,for    
purposes of subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7  
of clause 7i71 if a ,state is unable to 
certify its election results or a ,state

 appoints more than one slate of        
electors1 the votes of the electors of  
such ,state shall not count towards     
meeting the qualifications under such   
subclauses4  7#b7 ,period of multiple   
possible apparent successful candidates 
,during any period in which there is    
more than one possible apparent         
successful candidate for the office of  
,president-- 7,a7 the ,administrator is 
authorized to provide1 upon request1 to 
each remaining eligible candidate for   
such office and the office of ,vice     
,president described in paragraph       
7#a77;,a77ii7 access to services and    
facilities pursuant to this ,act2  7,b7 
the ,administrator1 in conjunction with 
the ,federal ,transition ,coordinator   
designated under section #d7;c7 and the 
senior career employee of each agency   
and senior career employee of each major
 component and subcomponent of each     
agency designated under subsection      
7f77#a7 to oversee and implement the    
activities of the agency1 component1 or 

subcomponent relating to the            
,presidential transition1 shall make    
efforts to ensure that each such        
candidate is provided equal access to   
agency information and spaces as        
requested pursuant to this ,act2  7,c7  
the ,administrator shall provide weekly 
reports to ,congress containing a brief 
summary of the status of funds being    
distributed to such candidates under    
this ,act1 the level of access to agency
 information and spaces provided to such
 candidates1 and the status of such     
candidates with respect to meeting the  
qualifications to be the apparent       
successful candidate for the office of  
,president or ,vice ,president under    
subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 of paragraph  
7#a72 and  7,d7 if a single candidate   
for the office of ,president or ,vice   
,president is treated as the apparent   
successful candidate for such office    
pursuant to subparagraph 7,a77iii7 or   
7,a77iv7 of paragraph 7#a71 not later   
than #bd hours after such treatment is  

effective1 the ,administrator shall make
 available to the public a written      
statement that such candidate is treated
 as the sole apparent successful        
candidate for such office for purposes  
of this ,act1 including a description of
 the legal basis and reasons for such   
treatment based on the qualifications   
under subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 of      
paragraph 7#a71 as applicable4  7#c7    
,definition ,in this subsection1 the    
term eligible candidate has the meaning 
given that term in subsection 7h77#d74  
4  7b7 ,conforming amendments ,the      
,presidential ,transition ,act of #aifc 
7#c ,u4,s4,c4 #ajb note7 is amended--   
7#a7 in section #c-- 7,a7 in the        
heading1 by striking presidents-elect   
and vice-presidents-elect and inserting 
apparent successful candidates2  7,b7 in
 subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in the matter     
preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by      
striking each ,president-elect1 each    
,vice-,president-elect and inserting    
each apparent successful candidate for  

the office of ,president and ,vice      
,president 7as determined by subsection 
7c772 and  7,,ii7 by striking the       
,president-elect and                    
,vice-,president-elect and inserting    
each such candidate2  7ii7 in paragraph 
7#a7-- 7,i7 by striking the             
,president-elect1 the                   
,vice-,president-elect and inserting the
 apparent successful candidate2 and     
7,,ii7 by striking the ,president-elect 
or ,vice-,president-elect and inserting 
the apparent successful candidate2      
7iii7 in paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71   
and 7#e71 by striking the               
,president-elect or                     
,vice-,president-elect each place it    
appears and inserting the apparent      
successful candidate2  7iv7 in paragraph
 7#d77;,b71 by striking the             
,president-elect1 the                   
,vice-,president-elect1 or the designee 
of the ,president-elect or              
,vice-,president-elect and inserting the
 apparent successful candidate or their 

designee2  7v7 in paragraph 7#h71 in    
subparagraph 7,a77v7 and 7,b71 by       
striking the ,president-elect and       
inserting the apparent successful       
candidate for the office of ,president2 
and  7vi7 in paragraph 7#aj7-- 7,i7 by  
striking any ,president-elect1          
,vice-,president-elect1 or eligible     
candidate and inserting any apparent    
successful candidate or eligible        
candidate2 and  7,,ii7 by striking the  
,president-elect and ,vice              
,president-elect and inserting the      
apparent successful candidates2  7,c7 in
 subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by striking the ,president-elect or    
,vice-,president-elect1 or after the    
inauguration of the ,president-elect as 
,president and the inauguration of the  
,vice-,president-elect as ,vice         
,president and inserting the apparent   
successful candidates1 or after the     
inauguration of the apparent successful 
candidate for the office of ,president  
as ,president and the inauguration of   

the apparent successful candidate for   
the office of ,vice ,president as ,vice 
,president2 and  7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71
 by striking the ,president-elect1      
,vice-,president-elect and inserting the
 apparent successful candidate2  7,d7 in
 subsection 7d7-- 7i7 in the first      
sentence1 by striking ,each             
,president-elect and inserting ,each    
apparent successful candidate for the   
office of ,president2 and  7ii7 in the  
second sentence1 by striking ,each      
,vice-,president-elect and inserting    
,each apparent successful candidate for 
the office of ,vice-,president2  7,e7 in
 subsection 7e7-- 7i7 in the first      
sentence1 by striking ,each             
,president-elect and                    
,vice-,president-elect and inserting    
,each apparent successful candidate2 and
  7ii7 in the second sentence1 by       
striking any ,president-elect or        
,vice-,president-elect may be made upon 
the basis of a certificate by him or the
 assistant designated by him and        

inserting any apparent successful       
candidate may be made upon the basis of 
a certificate by the candidate or their 
designee2  7,f7 in subsection 7f7-- 7i7 
in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,the     
,president-elect and inserting ,any     
apparent successful candidate for the   
office of ,president2 and  7ii7 in      
paragraph 7#b71 by striking inauguration
 of the ,president-elect as ,president  
and the inauguration of the             
,vice-,president-elect as ,vice         
,president and inserting inauguration of
 the apparent successful candidate for  
the office of ,president as ,president  
and the inauguration of the apparent    
successful candidate for the office of  
,vice ,president as ,vice ,president2   
7,g7 in subsection 7g71 by striking ,in 
the case where the ,president-elect is  
the incumbent ,president or in the case 
where the ,vice-,president-elect is the 
incumbent ,vice ,president and inserting
 ,in the case where an apparent         
successful candidate for the office of  

,president is the incumbent ,president  
or in the case where an apparent        
successful candidate for the office of  
,vice ,president is the incumbent ,vice 
,president2  7,h7 in subsection 7h7--   
7i7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b77iv71 by      
striking the ,president-elect or        
,vice-,president-elect and inserting an 
apparent successful candidates2 and     
7ii7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b77iii71 by    
striking the ,president-elect or        
,vice-,president-elect and inserting an 
apparent successful candidates2 and     
7,i7 in subsection 7i77#c77;,c7-- 7i7 in
 clause 7i71 by striking the            
inauguration of the ,president-elect as 
,president and the inauguration of the  
,vice-,president-elect as ,vice         
,president and inserting the            
inauguration of the apparent successful 
candidate for the office of ,president  
as ,president and the inauguration of   
the apparent successful candidate for   
the office of ,vice ,president as ,vice 
,president2 and  7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by

 striking upon request of the           
,president-elect or the                 
,vice-,president-elect and inserting    
upon request of the apparent successful 
candidate2  7#b7 in section #d-- 7,a7 in
 subsection 7e7-- 7i7 in paragraph      
7#a77;,b71 by striking the              
,president-elect and                    
,vice-,president-elect and inserting the
 apparent successful candidates 7as     
determined by section #c7;c772 and  7ii7
 in paragraph 7#d77;,b71 by striking the
 ,president-elect is inaugurated and    
inserting the apparent successful       
candidate for the office of ,president  
is inaugurated2 and  7,b7 in subsection 
7g7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a71 by    
striking the ,president-elect and       
inserting the apparent successful       
candidate for the office of ,president2 
and  7ii7 in paragraph                  
7#c77;,b77ii77,,iii71 by striking the   
,president-elect and inserting the      
apparent successful candidate for the   
office of ,president2  7#c7 in section  

#e1 in the first sentence1 by striking  
,presidents-elect and                   
,vice-,presidents-elect and inserting   
apparent successful candidates 7as      
determined by section #c7;c772  7#d7 in 
section #f-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7--   
7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by striking
 ,the ,president-elect and              
,vice-,president-elect and inserting    
,each apparent successful candidate 7as 
determined by section #c7;c772 and      
7,,ii7 by striking the ,president-elect 
or ,vice-,president-elect and inserting 
the apparent successful candidate2  7ii7
 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,the    
,president-elect and                    
,vice-,president-elect and inserting    
,each apparent successful candidate2 and
  7iii7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a71 by      
striking inauguration of the            
,president-elect as ,president and the  
,vice-,president-elect as ,vice         
,president and inserting inauguration of
 the apparent successful candidate for  
the office of ,president as ,president  

and the apparent successful candidate   
for the office of ,vice-,president as   
,vice ,president2  7,b7 in subsection   
7b77#a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding   
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,the     
,president-elect and                    
,vice-,president-elect and inserting    
,each apparent successful candidate2 and
  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 the ,president-elect or                
,vice-,president-elect's and inserting  
the apparent successful candidate's2 and
  7,c7 in subsection 7c71 by striking   
,the ,president-elect and               
,vice-,president-elect and inserting    
,each apparent successful candidate2 and
  7#e7 in section #g7;a77#a71 by        
striking the ,president-elect and ,vice 
,president-elect and inserting the      
apparent successful candidates4