#aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#cdi  ,,an ,,act  ,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  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  #c4 ,,gao
 study and report  7a7 ,definitions ,in 
this section-- 7#a7 the terms agency    
means an agency described in paragraph  
7#a7 or 7#b7 of section #ija7;b7 of     
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2  7#b7 
the term employee means an employee of  
an agency2  7#c7 the term remote work   
means 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 basis2 and  7#d7 the term     

telework means 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 work4
  7b7 ,requirement ,not later than #ah  
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall conduct a     
study and publish a report regarding the
 use of remote work by agencies1 which  
shall include a discussion of what is   
known regarding-- 7#a7 the number of    
employees who are engaging in remote    
work2  7#b7 the role of remote work in  
agency recruitment and retention        
efforts2  7#c7 the geographic location  
of employees who engage in remote work2 
7#d7 the effect that remote work has had
 on how often employees are reporting to
 officially established agency locations
 to perform the duties and              
responsibilities of the positions of    

those employees and other authorized    
activities2 and  7#e7 how the use of    
remote work has affected ,federal office
 space utilization and spending4        
,passed the ,senate ,june #bb1          
#bjbc4,secretary