Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 1317600-30690
Facilitation of a Presidential Transition
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November 30, 2000
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November 27, 2000
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[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 231 (Thursday, November 30, 2000)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 00-30690]
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Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 231 / Thursday, November 30, 2000 /
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The President
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Executive Order 13176 of November 27, 2000
Facilitation of a Presidential Transition
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including 5 U.S.C. 7301, to further the
purposes of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as
amended, and to assist the transition from this
Administration to that of the President- elect, it is
hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Presidential Transition Coordination. (a) To
assist and support the transition efforts of the
President-elect, there is established a Presidential
Transition Coordinating Council (Council).
(b) The Council shall be composed of the following
officials or their designees:
1. Chief of Staff to the President;
2. Counsel to the President;
3. Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary;
4. Assistant to the President for Management and
Administration;
5. Assistant to the President and Director of
Presidential Personnel;
6. Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
7. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
8. Director of the Office of Personnel Management;
9. Administrator of General Services;
10. Archivist of the United States;
11. Commissioner of Internal Revenue;
12. Director of the Office of Government Ethics; and
13. Such others as the President may select.
(c) The Council shall be chaired by the Chief of
Staff to the President or his designee.
(d) The Council shall coordinate assistance to the
President-elect in fulfilling his responsibilities and
make every reasonable effort to facilitate the
transition between administrations. This assistance may
include, among other things, providing publicly
available information relevant to facilitating the
personnel aspects of a presidential transition and such
other information that, in the Council's judgement, is
useful and appropriate as long as providing such
information is not otherwise prohibited by law.
Sec. 2. Transition Activities and Materials. (a) The
Administrator of General Services, in consultation with
the Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel,
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and
the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, shall
coordinate orientation activities for key prospective
Presidential appointees.
(b) The Administrator of General Services, in
consultation with the Director of the Office of
Presidential Personnel, the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management, and the Archivist of the United
States, shall develop a transition directory. The
transition directory shall include Federal publications
and materials that provide information on the officers,
organization, and statutory and administrative
authorities, functions, duties, responsibilities, and
mission of each department and agency.
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(c) The White House Office of Presidential
Personnel shall coordinate with all departments and
agencies of the executive branch of the Government to
produce a catalogue of all positions in their
respective jurisdictions that are filled by
presidential appointment requiring Senate confirmation
(PAS positions). The catalogue shall include:
(1) the legal authority establishing each PAS
position;
(2) a description of duties and statutory authorities
of the position;
(3) the names of Senate committees that review
nominees for the position;
(4) the names of congressional committees with which
appointees in the position regularly interact; and
(5) the name and contact information of an experienced
executive in the agency or department, a previous
office holder or a White House Liaison, or a comparable
individual who can answer questions about the position.
(d) Executive departments and agencies shall
prepare a set of orientation materials for new
political appointees before the inauguration of the
President-elect. Copies of all such materials shall be
provided to the Incoming Transition Team upon its
request.
Sec. 3. Transition Agreement. To assist and support the
transition efforts of the President-elect, a transition
agreement between the current Administration and the
Office of the President-elect will be entered into
regarding transition procedures and identification of
transition contacts.
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THE WHITE HOUSE,
November 27, 2000.
[FR Doc. 00-30690
Filed 11-28-00; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P
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