1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agency Preparation for Transitions Act of 2024 . 2. Federal transition coordinator Section 4(c) of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 ( 3 U.S.C. 102 note) is amended to read as follows: (c) Federal Transition Coordinator (1) Designation The Administrator shall designate an employee of the General Services Administration who is a senior career employee to the position of Federal Transition Coordinator. (2) Duties of the Federal Transition Coordinator A Federal Transition Coordinator shall be responsible for— (A) carrying out the duties and authorities of the Administrator relating to Presidential transitions under this Act, or any other provision of law, except for determining the apparent successful candidate under section 3(c); (B) serving as the Federal Transition Coordinator with responsibility for coordinating transition planning across agencies, including through the agency transition directors council established under subsection (e); (C) ensuring agencies comply with all statutory requirements relating to transition planning and reporting; (D) acting as a liaison to eligible candidates; (E) regularly providing updates to agencies not included on the agency transition directors council with information, including information on briefing materials, key transition milestones, and succession planning; (F) identifying best practices relating to Presidential transitions for transition teams, Federal agencies, and incumbent administrations; (G) identifying— (i) the most significant challenges for Federal agencies that are posed by Presidential transitions; and (ii) ways to mitigate the risks associated with such challenges during subsequent Presidential transitions