Senator Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin

Senator Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, sponsored the Presidential Transition Enhancement Act of 2019 (S.394), which became law in March this year. The bill improves the transfer of executive power between incoming and outgoing administrations. The new law gives the GSA authority to help transition the administrations  presidential transition teams and federal agencies will had new obligations in the lead-up to Election Day and during the ensuing change in administrations. The Act will force whomever the president-elect is to disclose personal conflicts of interest and those of his team with ‘Foreign Nationals, and Other Foreign Agents…’

“This bill will clarify existing legislation and help ensure that transitions, whether to a second-term administration or to a new president, go as smoothly as possible,” said Kristine Simmons, government affairs vice president at the Partnership for Public Service. “Both the House and Senate made a wise decision to advance this legislation well before the next election. The early timing keeps it nonpartisan and gives federal agencies time to implement it.”

Courtney Buble’ wrote in Government Executive “The bill requires GSA and presidential transition teams to enter into a memorandum of understanding by September 1 of an election year that outlines the terms of the agency’s services for the duration of the transition. GSA would have to direct all third-party inquiries for records to a representative in the transition team.

“The bill would clarify the services GSA can provide for up to 60 days after the inauguration. The 2015 Presidential Transitions Improvement Act authorized services for up to 180 days after inauguration; however, the Trump team said that 60 days was sufficient.”

 

 

Senator Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, sponsored the Presidential Transition Enhancement Act of 2019 (S. 394)

 

READ: PUBLIC LAW 116–121—MAR. 3, 2020

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