Number: RS22979
Title: Presidential Transition Act: Provisions and Funding
Authors: Henry B. Hogue, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: The Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (PTA), as amended, authorizes funding for the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide suitable office space, staff compensation, and other services associated with the presidential transition process. Section 6 of the PTA directs the President to include in his budget request, for each fiscal year in which his regular term of office will expire, "a proposed appropriation for carrying out the purposes of this Act." The President's FY2009 budget proposal included $8.52 million in funding for the 2008-2009 presidential transition. Of this sum, not more than $1 million was to be used for training and orientation activities under specified provisions of the PTA. These recommendations were endorsed by Congress and included in the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act.
Pages: 6
Date: October 30, 2008