#aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#aci  ,,an ,,act  ,to require ,executive
 ag5cies to submit to ,congress a /udy (
 ! impacts ( exp&$ telework & remote "w 
by ag5cy employees dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai   
p&emic & a plan = ! ag5cy's future use (
 telework & remote "w1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,/opp+ ,home ,(fice ,"w's           
,unproductive ,problems ,act ( #bjbc or 
! ,,%[ ,,up ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4          
,re9/atem5t ( pre-p&emic telework       
policies1 practices1 & levels =         
,executive ag5cies ,n lat] ?an #cj days 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ea*  
ag5cy %all re9/ate & apply ! telework   
policies1 practices1 & levels ( ! ag5cy 
z 9 effect on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjai1 & may
 n exp& any su* policy1 practices1 or   
levels until ! date t an ag5cy plan is  
submitt$ to ,congress ) a c]tification  
by ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel   
,managem5t "u section #c4  #c4 ,/udy1   
plan1 & c]tification reg>d+ ,executive  
ag5cy telework policies1 practices1 &   

levels = ,executive ag5cies  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( ea*      
ag5cy1 9 consultation ) ! ,director1    
%all submit to ,congress-- 7#a7 a /udy  
on ! impacts on ! ag5cy & its mission ( 
exp&+ telework by its employees dur+ !  
,,s>s-,co,v-#b p&emic t comm5c$ 9 #bjai1
 includ+ an analysis (--  7,a7 any      
adv]se impacts ( t expansion on !       
ag5cy's p]=mance ( its mission1 includ+ 
! p]=mance ( cu/om] s]vice by ! ag5cy2  
7,b7 any co/s to ! ag5cy dur+ t         
expansion attributable to--  7i7 own+1  
leas+1 or ma9ta9+ "u-utiliz$ real       
prop]ty2 or  7ii7 pay+ high] rates (    
locality pay to telework+ employees z a 
result ( incorrectly classify+ su*      
employees z telework]s r ?an remote     
work]s2  7,c7 any degree to :i* ! ag5cy 
fail$ dur+ t expansion to provide       
telework+ employees ) secure network    
capacity1 communications tools1 necess>y
 & secure access to appropriate ag5cy   
data assets & ,f$]al records1 & equipm5t

 suffici5t to enable ea* su* employee to
 be fully productive2  7,d7 any degree  
to :i* t expansion facilitat$ disp]sal (
 ! ag5cy work=ce ar\nd ! ,nation2 &     
7,e7 any o!r impacts ( t expansion t !  
ag5cy or ! ,director consid]s           
appropriate2  7#b7 any ag5cy plan to    
exp& telework policies1 practices1 or   
levels beyond ^? 9 place z a result (   
section #b2 &  7#c7 a c]tification by ! 
,director t su* plan w-- 7,a7 h a       
sub/antial positive effect on--  7i7 !  
p]=mance ( ! ag5cy's mission1 includ+ ! 
p]=mance ( cu/om] s]vice2  7ii7 increas+
 ! level ( disp]sal ( ag5cy p]sonnel    
?r\gh\t ! ,nation2 &  7iii7 ! rev]sal ( 
any adv]se impact set =? pursuant to    
p>agraph 7#a77;,d72  7,b7 sub/antially  
l[] ! ag5cy's co/s ( own+1 leas+1 or    
ma9ta9+ real prop]ty2  7,c7 sub/antially
 l[] ! ag5cy's co/s attributable to pay+
 locality pay to ag5cy p]sonnel work+ f 
locations outside ! pay locality ( _!   
position's (ficial worksite2 &  7,d7    
ensure t telework+ employees w be       

provid$ ) secure network capacity1      
communications tools1 necess>y & secure 
access to appropriate ag5cy data assets 
& ,f$]al records1 & equipm5t suffici5t  
to enable ea* su* employee to be fully  
productive1 )\t sub/antially increas+ ! 
ag5cy's ov]all co/s = secure network    
capacity1 communications tools1 &       
equipm5t4  7b7 ,limitation  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,an ag5cy may n implem5t ! plan   
submitt$ "u subsection 7a77#b7 unless a 
c]tification by ! ,director 0 issu$ "u  
subsection 7a77#c74  7#b7 ,subsequ5t    
plans ,9 ! ev5t an initial ag5cy plan   
submitt$ "u subsection 7a77#b7 fails to 
receive su* c]tification1 ! ag5cy may   
submit to ! ,director subsequ5t plans   
until su* c]tification is receiv$1 &    
submit su* plan & c]tification to       
,congress4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m ,executive ag5cy 9 section #aje (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#b7 ! 
t]m ,director means ! ,director ( !     
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t2  7#c7 !  

t]m locality pay means locality pay     
provid$ = "u section #ecjd or #ecjd;a ( 
su* title2 &  7#d7 ! t]ms telework &    
telework+ h ! mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9      
section #feja ( su* title1 & include    
remote "w4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives ,febru>y #a1            
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