,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dccg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bf1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,king1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 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  
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to authorize the appointment of spouses 
of members of the ,armed ,forces who are
 on active duty1 disabled1 or deceased  
to positions in which the spouses will  
work remotely4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,military      
,spouse ,employment ,act4  #b4          
,appointment of military spouses        
,section #cccj;d of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#c7 as paragraph 7#d72 and   
7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7  
the following3  7#c7 ,the term remote   
work refers to a work flexibility       

arrangement under which an employee--   
7,a7 is not expected to physically      
report to the location from which the   
employee would otherwise work1          
considering the position of the         
employee2 and  7,b7 performs the duties 
and responsibilities of such employee's 
position1 and other authorized          
activities1 from an approved worksite-- 
7i7 other than the location from which  
the employee would otherwise work2  7ii7
 that may be inside or outside the local
 commuting area of the location from    
which the employee would otherwise work2
 and  7iii7 that is typically the       
residence of the employee4  2  7#b7 in  
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by striking or at the end2  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#c7 a spouse of a member of the ,armed 
,forces who is on active duty1 or a     
spouse of a disabled or deceased member 
of the ,armed ,forces1 to a position in 

which that individual will engage in    
remote work4  2 and  7#c7 in subsection 
7c77#a71 by striking subsection 7a77#c7 
and inserting subsection 7a77#d74