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Disclosure Requirements
The PTA requires that the President-elect and Vice President-elect disclose certain financial and
personnel information as a condition for receiving services and funds under the act. They must
disclose, to the Administrator, “the date of contribution, source, amount, and expenditure thereof”
of all non-federal funds (such as private contributions) received before or after the general
election, “for use in the preparation of the President-elect or Vice-President-elect for the
assumption of [their] official duties.”38 They must submit a report with such disclosures to the
Administrator not later than 30 days after inauguration; these disclosures are then to be released
to the public by the Administrator. In addition, the PTA requires, as a condition for receiving
services and funds, that the President-elect and Vice-President-elect “make available to the
Administrator and the Comptroller General all information concerning such contributions” as
may be required for “auditing both the public and private funding” used in PTA-authorized
activities.
The PTA also sets limitations on transition-related donations as a condition for receiving services
and funds under the act. Under these limitations, the President-elect and Vice President-elect
“shall not accept more than $5,000 from any person, organization, or other entity for the purposes
of carrying out activities authorized by” the PTA.39 The PTA also requires that the incoming team
disclose to the public (1) “the names and most recent employment of all transition personnel …
who are members of the President-elect or Vice-President-elect’s
Federal department or agency
transition teams”; and (2) “information regarding the sources of funding which support the
transition activities of each transition team member.” These disclosures, which must be kept up to
date, are to be completed before the team contacts the department or agency.
READ CAREFULLY:c (1) “the names and most recent employment of all transition personnel …
who are members of the President-elect or Vice-President-elect’s Federal department or agency
transition teams”; and (2) “information regarding the sources of funding which support the
transition activities of each transition team member.” These disclosures, which must be kept up to
date, are to be completed before the team contacts the department or agency.40
Sauce: http://whitehousetransitionproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Transitions-Act_121712-1.pdf