,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #deah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #aj1 #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 !   
,p&emic ,f$]al ,telework ,act ( #bjbj4  
#b4 ,telework+ requirem5ts = ,f$]al     
employees  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 beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act & end+ on ! date on :i* ! public   
heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,secret>y "u  
section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,janu>y  

#ca1 #bjbj1 ) respect to ,,covid-#ai    
7includ+ any r5ewal ( t decl>ation7     
t]m9ates2  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 ,9 g5]al 
,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 review1 ) respect to    
employees ( ! ag5cy = :om ! ag5cy head  
has n made a det]m9ation describ$ 9     
subsection 7a77#d77;,a71 :e!r su* a     
det]m9ation %\ld be made4  7#b7 ,waiv]  
,! head ( an ag5cy may waive !          
requirem5ts ( any provision ( p>agraph  
7#a7 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$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,plan = future  
outbreaks ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director1 9  
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y1 %all e/abli% 
a policy-- 7,a7 to maximize ! use (     
telework by ! ,f$]al work=ce dur+ a     
p]iod 9 :i* !re is 9 effect a public    
heal? em]g5cy t ! ,secret>y 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   
#c4 ,te*nology mod]nization fund        
,section #ajgh7;b77#c77;,b7 ( !         
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjah 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #aacja
 note7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 includ+ by  
enabl+ or improv+ telework capabilities1
 aft] effici5cy & cyb]security4  #d4    
,tra9+ & monitor+ ,section #fejc7;a7 (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 by   
ins]t+ & sup]visors aft] manag]s2  7#b7 
by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d7 z   
p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#e71 respectively2 &  
7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#b7 !     
foll[+3  7#c7 n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date on :i* a manag] or sup]visor     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 is appo9t$
 to a position z su* a manag] or        
sup]visor1 ! manag] or sup]visor has    
complet$ int]active telework tra9+ t    
includes in/ruction relat+ to-- 7,a7 !  
b5efits ( telework2  7,b7 te*nology us$ 

by ! ag5cy to facilitate telework2  7,c7
 /rategies = engag+ employees :o        
telework2  7,d7 p]=mance managem5t 9 !  
virtual workplace2 &  7,e7 in=mation &  
security protections = in=mation &      
in=mation sy/ems us$ dur+ telework2  4