,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #aj1   
#bjbj,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,ms4 ,sinema7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require ,federal agencies to permit     
employees to telework full-time during  
the public health emergency relating to 
,,covid-#ai1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,pandemic ,federal ,telework    
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,teleworking        
requirements for ,federal employees  7a7
 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7   
the term agency means each authority of 
the executive1 legislative1 or judicial 
branch of the ,government of the ,united
 ,states2  7#b7 the term covered period 
means the period beginning on the date  
of enactment of this ,act and ending on 
the date on which the public health     

emergency declared by the ,secretary    
under section #cai of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdg;d7 on ,january #ca1 #bjbj1 with    
respect to ,,covid-#ai 7including any   
renewal of that declaration7 terminates2
  7#c7 the term ,director means the     
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management2  7#d7 the term eligible    
employee means an employee who-- 7,a7   
the head of the agency employing the    
employee has determined is eligible to  
telework2 and  7,b7 has not been        
officially disciplined for-- 7i7 being  
absent without permission for more than 
#e days in any calendar year2 or  7ii7  
viewing1 downloading1 or exchanging     
pornography1 including child            
pornography1 on a ,federal ,government  
computer or while performing official   
,federal ,government duties2  7#e7 the  
term employee means an employee of an   
agency2  7#f7 the term ,secretary means 
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services2 and  7#g7 the term telework  

has the meaning given the term in       
section #feja of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7b7 ,requirements  7#a7 
,in general ,notwithstanding any        
provision of chapter #fe of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 the head of each 
agency shall-- 7,a7 permit eligible     
employees with respect to the agency to 
telework on a full-time basis during the
 covered period2 and  7,b7 review1 with 
respect to employees of the agency for  
whom the agency head has not made a     
determination described in subsection   
7a77#d77;,a71 whether such a            
determination should be made4  7#b7     
,waiver ,the head of an agency may waive
 the requirements of any provision of   
paragraph 7#a7 that applies with respect
 to an employee of the agency if the    
agency head determines that there is a  
compelling reason for the waiver that   
relates to the effective operation of   
the ,federal ,government4  7#c7 ,plan   
for future outbreaks ,not later than #a 
year after the date of enactment of this

 ,act1 the ,director1 in coordination   
with the ,secretary1 shall establish a  
policy-- 7,a7 to maximize the use of    
telework by the ,federal workforce      
during a period in which there is in    
effect a public health emergency that   
the ,secretary declares under section   
#cai of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on a date   
that is after the date of enactment of  
this ,act with respect to an outbreak of
 an infectious disease2 and  7,b7 that  
shall be designed to be implemented     
before implementing any continuity of   
operations plan with respect to any     
outbreak described in subparagraph 7,a74
  #c4 ,technology modernization fund    
,section #ajgh7;b77#c77;,b7 of the      
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjah 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4  
#aacja note7 is amended by inserting 1  
including by enabling or improving      
telework capabilities1 after efficiency 
and cybersecurity4  #d4 ,training and   
monitoring ,section #fejc7;a7 of title  

#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by         
inserting and supervisors after         
managers2  7#b7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 as paragraphs  
7#d7 and 7#e71 respectively2 and  7#c7  
by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the   
following3  7#c7 not later than #ahj    
days after the date on which a manager  
or supervisor described in paragraph    
7#a77;,b7 is appointed to a position as 
such a manager or supervisor1 the       
manager or supervisor has completed     
interactive telework training that      
includes instruction relating to-- 7,a7 
the benefits of telework2  7,b7         
technology used by the agency to        
facilitate telework2  7,c7 strategies   
for engaging employees who telework2    
7,d7 performance management in the      
virtual workplace2 and  7,e7 information
 and security protections for           
information and information systems used
 during telework2  4