,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #d1   
#bjbc,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself 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 address telework for ,federal 
employees1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,telework ,reform ,act of #bjbc4    
#b4 ,telework and remote work  7a7      
,amendments to definitions ,section     
#feja of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking    
paragraph 7#c72 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#c7 ,remote    
work ,the term remote work1 remotely    
work1 or remotely working refers to a   
work flexibility arrangement under which
 an employee routinely performs the     
duties and responsibilities of such     
employee's position1 and other          

authorized activities1 from an approved 
worksite-- 7,a7 other than the location 
from which the employee would otherwise 
work2  7,b7 that may be inside or       
outside the local commuting area of the 
location from which the employee would  
otherwise work2 and  7,c7 that is       
typically the residence of the employee4
  7#d7 ,telework ,the term telework or  
teleworking-- 7,a7 refers to a work     
flexibility arrangement under which an  
employee performs the duties and        
responsibilities of such employee's     
position1 and other authorized          
activities1 from an approved worksite   
other than the location from which the  
employee would otherwise work2 and  7,b7
 includes remote work or remotely       
working4  4  7b7 ,executive agencies    
telework requirement ,section           
#fejb7;b77#b7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and at   
the end2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7,c7 is for a #a-year   

period2 and  7,d7 the agency manager1 in
 consultation with the supervisor of the
 applicable employee1 shall review      
annually to determine whether to renew  
the agreement1 taking into              
consideration-- 7i7 whether the scope of
 the agreement1 or the duties of the    
employee1 have changed2  7ii7 the       
performance of the employee2 and  7iii7 
the needs of the agency2  4  7c7        
,training and monitoring ,section       
#fejc7;a77#a7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 by inserting 1 
which shall include training on accurate
 reporting of remote work and telework  
usage after agency2 and  7#b7 by        
striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting
 the following3  7,b7 all managers and  
supervisors of teleworkers and remote   
workers1 which shall-- 7i7 be provided  
on an annual basis2 and  7ii7 include   
training on accurate reporting of       
employee remote work and telework       
eligibility and participation in agency 

time and attendance systems2  4  7d7    
,policy and support ,section #fejd of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 
in paragraph 7#a71 by striking          
performance management12 and  7,b7 in   
paragraph 7#b71 by inserting remote work
 and telework performance management    
before measures2 and  7#b7 in subsection
 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by       
striking guidelines not later than and  
all that follows through the period at  
the end and inserting the following3    
8guidelines--  7,a7 not later than #ahj 
days after the date of enactment of this
 chapter to ensure the adequacy of      
information and security protections for
 information and information systems    
used while teleworking2 and  7,b7 not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of the ,telework ,reform ,act 
of #bjbc to ensure the adequacy of      
information and security protections for
 information and information systems    
used while remotely working4  2 and     

7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#c7 ,review ,the ,director of the    
,office of ,management and ,budget1 in  
coordination with the ,department of    
,homeland ,security and the ,national   
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology1 shall-- 7,a7 perform an    
annual review of the guidelines issued  
under this subsection2 and  7,b7 make   
any updates to the guidelines issued    
under this subsection that are          
determined to be appropriate as a result
 of a review conducted under            
subparagraph 7,a74  4  7e7 ,duties of   
,telework ,managing ,officer ,section   
#feje7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#b77;,c71 by striking and at the end2  
7#b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as 
paragraph 7#e72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#b77;,c71 as amended by
 paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection1 the 
following3  7#c7 issue to employees of  
the applicable executive agency a       
biannual remote work and telework       

survey-- 7,a7 which shall be designed to
 evaluate1 at a minimum1 the            
effectiveness of-- 7i7 performance      
management with respect to executive    
agency employees who participate in the 
telework program of the executive       
agency1 as compared to the effectiveness
 of performance management for other    
employees2  7ii7 strategies for engaging
 with executive agency employees while  
those employees participate in the      
telework program of the executive       
agency2 and  7iii7 remote work and      
telework training for executive agency  
managers and employees2 and  7,b7 the   
results of which the ,telework ,managing
 ,officer shall submit to the leadership
 of the executive agency1 including the 
,chief ,human ,capital ,officer of the  
executive agency2  7#d7 maintain an     
executive agency remote work and        
telework web page that serves as an     
information portal for employees of the 
executive agency who are seeking        
information with respect to remote work 

and telework policies1 contact          
information for remote work and telework
 coordinators1 and remote work and      
telework training resources2 and  4  7f7
 ,,opm reports ,section #fejf of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 
7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a77;,a77ii71 by striking    
,government ,reform and inserting       
,accountability2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 
7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by     
striking clause 7iii7 and inserting the 
following3  7iii7 the number and percent
 of eligible employees in the agency who
 are remotely working or teleworking--  
7,i7 full-time1 such that those         
employees are not required to report to 
the locations from which those employees
 would otherwise work on a regular and  
recurring basis2  7,,ii7 #c or more days
 per pay period2  7,,iii7 #a or #b days 
per pay period2 and  7,,iv7 on a        
situational1 episodic1 or short-term    
basis2  2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph     
7,f7-- 7,i7 in clause 7v71 by inserting 

and cost savings after productivity2 and
  7,,ii7 in clause 7vi71 by inserting   
well-being and after employee2 and  7#b7
 in subsection 7c77#a77;,a77ii71 by     
striking ,government ,reform and        
inserting ,accountability4  7g7 ,reports
  7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection1
 the terms executive agency1 remote     
work1 and telework have the meanings    
given those terms in section #feja of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as     
amended by subsection 7a7 of this       
section4  7#b7 ,chief human capital     
officers ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,chief ,human ,capital ,officer of each
 executive agency shall submit to the   
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management and ,congress a report that 
contains-- 7,a7 an overview of a process
 to update current 7as of the date on   
which the report is submitted7 remote   
work and telework eligibility           
requirements of the executive agency2   
7,b7 recommendations regarding ways in  

which to update matters relating to     
remote work and telework practices1     
including practices relating to core    
business hours1 flexible schedules1     
performance management1 and employee    
satisfaction2 and  7,c7 recommended     
solutions to barriers that prevent the  
executive agency from delivering        
consistent and reliable data with       
respect to remote work and telework to  
the ,office of ,personnel ,management4  
7#c7 ,executive agencies ,not later than
 #a year after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the head of each executive   
agency1 in coordination with the ,chief 
,human ,capital ,officer of the         
executive agency1 the ,chief ,financial 
,officer of the executive agency1 the   
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget1 and the ,administrator of  
,general ,services1 shall submit to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,accountability of the ,house of        

,representatives a report that          
identifies-- 7,a7 the potential value   
that would result from increasing remote
 work and other telework opportunities  
for employees of particular departments 
within the executive agency2  7,b7 which
 job classifications within the         
executive agency could benefit from     
being performed exclusively through     
remote work2  7,c7 the ways that the    
executive agency could coordinate with  
the ,secretary of ,defense to recruit   
the spouses of members of the ,armed    
,forces for positions1 the              
responsibilities of which are performed 
through remote work2  7,d7 expected cost
 savings as a result of increased remote
 work and telework by employees of the  
executive agency1 taking into           
consideration the fact that the         
executive agency may need to reinvest   
those future cost savings to meet       
increased demands with respect to       
technology2  7,e7 expected productivity 
outcomes from the increased use of      

remote work and telework2 and  7,f7     
cybersecurity and information technology
 infrastructure changes necessitated by 
the increased use of remote work and    
telework4  7h7 ,amendments to           
regulations ,not later than #ij days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,director of the ,office of   
,personnel ,management shall amend      
section #eca4fje7;d77#a7 of title #e1   
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any  
successor regulation-- 7#a7 to provide  
that the regular worksite of an employee
 7where an employee's work activities   
are based7 is the employee's official   
worksite if the employee is scheduled to
 work at least twice each biweekly pay  
period on a regular basis at the regular
 worksite1 or within the locality pay   
area for that worksite1 for the         
employee's position of record2 and  7#b7
 to eliminate the material in the second
 sentence of that provision4  #c4       
,noncompetitive appointment to remote   
work positions  7a7 ,definitions ,in    

this section3 7#a7 ,competitive service 
,the term competitive service has the   
meaning given the term in section #bajb 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4     
7#b7 ,director ,the term ,director means
 the ,director of the ,office of        
,personnel ,management4  7#c7 ,executive
 agency ,the term ,executive agency has 
the meaning given the term in section   
#aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7#d7 ,law enforcement officer ,the    
term law enforcement officer means an   
individual occupying a position in the  
#ahja or #ahaa occupational series1 as  
established by the ,director4  7#e7     
,remotely work ,the term remotely work  
has the meaning given the term in       
section #feja of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 as amended by section #b 
of this ,act4  7#f7 ,remote work        
position ,the term remote work position 
means a position in the competitive     
service in which the individual         
occupying the position remotely works4  
7#g7 ,veteran ,the term veteran has the 

meaning given the term in section #bajh 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7
 ,regulations ,under such regulations as
 the ,director shall issue1 an          
,executive agency may noncompetitively  
appoint1 for other than temporary       
employment1 to a remote work position   
any of the following individuals1 if the
 head of that ,executive agency         
determines that the individual is       
qualified for the position3 7#a7 ,an    
individual who-- 7,a7 is certified by   
the ,director as having been a          
high-performing employee in a former    
position in the competitive service2 and
  7,b7 has been separated from the      
former position described in            
subparagraph 7,a7 for less than #f      
years4  7#b7 ,a veteran4  7#c7 ,an      
individual who is married to a member of
 the ,armed ,forces or to a law         
enforcement officer4