,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fdfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjbc,ms4 ,crockett 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,bacon1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1 ,mr4 ,wittman1   
,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 ,b]gman1 ,ms4 ,escob>1
 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4      
,ne:\se1 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 ,mr4 ,gallagh]1  
,mr4 ,trone1 & ,mrs4 ,kiggans (         
,virg9ia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &  
,acc\ntability  ,a ,,bill  ,to reta9    
,f$]al employees :o are sp\ses ( a memb]
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces or ! ,=eign ,s]vice :5 
relocat+ due to an involunt>y transf]1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,resili5t          
,employm5t & ,au?orization ,det]m9ation 
to ,increase ! ,national ,employm5t (   
,s]v+ ,sp\ses ,act or ! ,,read9ess ,act4
  #b4 ,flexibilities = ,f$]al employees 
:o are ,arm$ ,=ces or =eign s]vice      
sp\ses  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj    
cal5d> days aft] receiv+ a reque/ f a   
cov]$ individual1 ! head ( ! ag5cy or   

in/rum5tality ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t      
employ+ su* cov]$ individual %all-- 7#a7
 au?orize su* cov]$ individual to "w    
remotely full-"t if ! head det]m9es t ! 
duties ( su* cov]$ individual d n       
require regul> physical pres5ce ( !     
cov]$ individual 9 ! workplace2  7#b7   
transf] ! cov]$ individual to a position
 ( equal grade1 z qualifi$1 9 ! ag5cy or
 in/rum5tality 9 ! commut+ area ( ! new 
p]man5t duty location ( ! sp\se ( su*   
cov]$ individual2  7#c7 transf] ! cov]$ 
individual to a remote position ( equal 
grade1 z qualifi$1 9 ! ag5cy or         
in/rum5tality2 or  7#d7 9 ! case ( a    
cov]$ individual :o is n au?oriz$ or    
able to be transf]r$ "u p>agraph 7#a71  
7#b71 or 7#c71 place ! cov]$ individual 
into a nonpay /atus = ! great] (-- 7,a7 
! duration ( ! s]vice ( ! sp\se ( !     
cov]$ individual at su* p]man5t duty    
location2 or  7,b7 ! p]iod ( #cf        
consecutive mon?s foll[+ ! p]man5t *ange
 ( /ation4  7b7 ,non-,encumb]$ nonpay   
/atus ,a position held by a cov]$       

individual plac$ into nonpay /atus "u   
?is section %all n be consid]$ encumb]$1
 & may be backfill$ by a p]man5t        
employee4  7c7 ,reports  7#a7 ,ag5cy    
reports to ,,opm ,n lat] ?an ,octob] #a 
( ea* ( ! fir/ five fiscal ye>s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head (  
ea* ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t %all submit to ! ,director ( !
 ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t-- 7,a7 a 
li/ ( ea* reque/ receiv$ by su* head "u 
subsection 7a7 dur+ ! imm$iately prec$+ 
fiscal ye>2 &  7,b7 :i* action 0 tak5 by
 ! head "u su* subsection ) respect to  
su* a reque/4  7#b7 ,report to ,congress
 ,n lat] ?an ,octob] #ae ( ea* ( ! fir/ 
five fiscal ye>s aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all   
provide a report to ,congress detail+ ! 
in=mation receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a71     
sort$ by ag5cy or in/rum5tality4  7d7   
,cov]$ individual def9$ ,9 ?is section1 
! t]m cov]$ individual means an         
individual-- 7#a7 :o is ! sp\se ( a     
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 7z def9$ 9 section

 #baja ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 
or ! ,=eign ,s]vice2  7#b7 :o is an     
employee ( an ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 &  7#c7 :o relocates 
because su* memb] receives a p]man5t    
*ange ( /ation or *ange 9 homeport ( a  
vessel1 %ip-bas$ squadron or /aff1 or   
mobile unit4