,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cefa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bb1 #bjbj,mr4    
,van ,holl5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 & 
,ms4 ,s9ema7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require ,f$]al ag5cies to p]mit         
employees to telework full-"t dur+ !    
public heal? em]g5cy relat+ to          
,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,em]g5cy ,telework ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4   
,telework  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy means ea*    
au?ority ( ! executive1 legislative1 or 
judicial bran* ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2  7#b7 ! t]m cov]$ p]iod means ! 
p]iod 9 :i* ! public heal? em]g5cy      
decl>$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices on ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1 "u      
section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 is initially
 9 effect2  7#c7 ! t]m ,director means !

 ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel       
,managem5t2  7#d7 ! t]m eligible        
employee means an employee :o-- 7,a7 !  
head ( ! ag5cy employ+ ! employee has   
det]m9$ is eligible to telework2 &  7,b7
 has n be5 (ficially discipl9$ =-- 7i7  
be+ abs5t )\t p]mission = m ?an #e days 
9 any cal5d> ye>2 or  7ii7 view+1       
d[nload+1 or ex*ang+ pornography1       
includ+ *ild pornography1 on a ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t comput] or :ile p]=m+ (ficial 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t duties2  7#e7 ! t]m    
employee means an employee ( an ag5cy2  
7#f7 ! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2 &  7#g7 ! t]m
 telework has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      
section #feja ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7b7 ,requirem5ts  7#a7 ,dur+    
cov]$ p]iod ,not)/&+ any provision (    
*apt] #fe ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 ! head ( ea* ag5cy %all-- 7,a7   
p]mit eligible employees ) respect to ! 
ag5cy to telework on a full-"t basis    
dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod2 &  7,b7 evaluate    
:e!r ! ag5cy head %\ld1 ) respect to    

employees ( ! ag5cy = :om ! ag5cy head  
has n made a det]m9ation describ$ 9     
subsection 7a77#d77;,a71 make su* a     
det]m9ation4  7#b7 ,dur+ r5ewal  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,if ! cov]$ p]iod is r5ew$1 !    
requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all rema9 
9 effect dur+ t r5ewal if ! ,secret>y1 9
 coord9ation ) ! ,director1 det]m9es t  
^? requirem5ts w\ld r$uce ! risk (      
community spread ) respect to           
,,covid-#ai4  7,b7 ,requirem5ts n       
cont9u$ ,if1 "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !     
,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,director1 
det]m9es t ! requirem5ts "u p>agraph    
7#a7 %all n rema9 9 effect dur+ a r5ewal
 ( ! cov]$ p]iod1 ! head ( ea* ag5cy    
%all-- 7i7 p]mit eligible employees )   
respect to ! ag5cy :o are at high-risk )
 respect to ! public heal? em]g5cy      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b7 7z det]m9$
 accord+ to guidance issu$ by ! ,c5t]s =
 ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion7 to     
telework on a full-"t basis dur+ t      
r5ewal2  7ii7 dur+ t r5ewal1 p]mit      
full-"t telework = eligible employees ) 

respect to ! ag5cy1 ! "w sites ( :om are
 9 areas 9 :i* ! maximum use ( telework 
w\ld r$uce ! risk ( community spread )  
respect to ,,covid-#ai1 z det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,director2 
&  7iii7 evaluate :e!r employees ( !    
ag5cy ) respect to :om ! ag5cy head has 
n made a det]m9ation describ$ 9         
subsection 7a77#d77;,a71 b :o o!rwise   
are describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 & 7ii71 may  
become eligible employees dur+ t r5ewal4
  7#c7 ,waiv] ,! head ( an ag5cy may    
waive ! requirem5ts ( any provision (   
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 t applies )       
respect to an employee ( ! ag5cy if !   
ag5cy head det]m9es t !re is a compell+ 
reason = ! waiv] t relates to !         
effective op]ation ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4
  7#d7 ,plan = future outbreaks ,n lat] 
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,director1 9 coord9ation ) !    
,secret>y1 %all e/abli% a policy-- 7,a7 
to maximize ! use ( telework by ! ,f$]al
 work=ce dur+ a p]iod 9 :i* !re is 9    
effect a public heal? em]g5cy t !       

,secret>y ( ,human ,s]vices decl>es "u  
section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on a date t 
is aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act )  
respect to an outbreak ( an infecti\s   
disease2 &  7,b7 t %all be design$ to be
 implem5t$ be=e implem5t+ any cont9uity 
( op]ations plan ) respect to any       
outbreak describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74