,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ebh #aagth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #dccg    
,report ,no4 #aag-agh ,,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  ,october   
#ah1 #bjbb,reported under authority of  
the order of the ,senate of ,october    
#ad1 #bjbb1 by ,mr4 ,peters1 with an    
amendment,strike out all after the      
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,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  #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  7,b7 
by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the   
following3  7#c7 ,the term remote work  
refers to a particular type of telework 
under which an employee is not expected 
to report to an officially established  
agency location on a regular and        
recurring basis4  2 and  7,c7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#e7 ,the    

term telework has the meaning given the 
term in section #feja4  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 on active duty1 or a spouse of a
 disabled or deceased member of the     
,armed ,forces1 to a position in which  
the spouse will engage in remote work4  
2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7c77#a71 by   
striking subsection 7a77#c7 and         
inserting subsection 7a77#d74  ,october 
#ah1 #bjbb,reported under authority of  
the order of the ,senate of ,october    
#ad1 #bjbb1 with an amendment