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Planning for the presidential transition of Joe Biden, led by then vice president-elect, Senator Pamela Harris of Indiana, began before Joe Biden won the United States presidential election on November 3, 2020, and became the president-elect. Biden was formally elected by the Electoral College on December 19, 2016. The transition was formerly led by Chris Christie until he and a number of his supporters were replaced or demoted on November 11. The results were certified by a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021, and the transition ended when Biden was inaugurated at noon EST on January 20, 2021.

Transition procedures

In accordance with the Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010, candidate transition teams are provided office space by the General Services Administration (GSA). Transition teams are also eligible for government funding for staff; spending on Mitt Romney's transition team in 2012 was $8.9 million, all funds appropriated by the U.S. government.

Under existing federal law and custom, the Democratic Party's nominee became eligible to receive classified national security briefings once his/her nomination was formalized at the party's national convention.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities of a presidential transition include the identification and vetting of candidates for approximately 4,000 non-civil service positions in the U.S. government whose service is at the pleasure of the president; arranging the occupancy of executive residences including the White House, One Observatory Circle, and Camp David; liaising with the United States Strategic Command for receipt of the Gold Codes; and briefing senior civil service personnel about a new administration's policy priorities.

Recent developments

A law enacted by the United States Congress in 2019 amending the Presidential Transition Act requires the incumbent president to establish "transition councils" by June of an election year to facilitate the eventual handover of power.

Biden appointed a transition staff in May, 2020 chaired by Former Sen. Ted Kaufman. Further staff were announced in September.

Timeline

Pre-election

The early meetings of the transition team with the administration were in the beginning rather amiable, beginning with the formation of two councils in May of 2020. around the time the former Vice President had clinched the Democratic nomination.

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