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Executive Order 13176 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 13176—Facilitation of a Presidential Transition

William J. Clinton William J. Clinton
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Monday, November 27, 2000
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3 min read (597 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President William J. Clinton on 2000-11-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Facilitation of a Presidential Transition." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 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.
▪ 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.
▪ Copies of all such materials shall be provided to the Incoming Transition Team upon its request.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
597
4,116 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
21
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 13176, William J. Clinton (Nov 27, 2000). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13176-facilitation-presidential-transition.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
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 Presidentelect, 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: Chief of Staff to the President; Counsel to the President; Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary; Assistant to the President for Management and Administration; Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel; Director of the Office of Management and Budget; Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Director of the Office of Personnel Management; Administrator of General Services; Archivist of the United States; Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Director of the Office of Government Ethics; and 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. (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. William J. Clinton THE WHITE HOUSE, November 27, 2000.