,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cecj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ad1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,murk[ski 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 
,duckwor?1 & ,ms4 ,ros57 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,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 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m      
ag5cy-- 7,a7 means ea* ag5cy1 (fice1 or 
o!r e/abli%m5t 9 ! executive1           
legislative1 or judicial bran* ( !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 &  7,b7 includes-- 7i7
 ea* nonappropriat$ fund in/rum5tality (

 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ea*           
in/rum5tality describ$ 9 section        
#baje7;c7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code2 &  7ii7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al   
,s]vice4  7#b7 ,arm$ =ces ,! t]m ,arm$  
,=ces has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m arm$ =ces 9
 section #baja ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#c7 ,cov]$ individual ,! t]m  
cov]$ individual means an individual    
:o-- 7,a7 is ! sp\se ( a memb] ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces or ! ,=eign ,s]vice2  7,b7 is an 
employee2 &  7,c7 relocates because !   
sp\se ( ! individual1 z describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a71 is subject to a       
p]man5t *ange ( /ation4  7#d7 ,director 
,! t]m ,director means ! ,director ( !  
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t4  7#e7    
,employee ,! t]m employee means an      
employee ( an ag5cy4  7#f7 ,p]man5t     
*ange ( /ation ,! t]m p]man5t *ange (   
/ation means1 ) respect to a memb] ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces or ! ,=eign ,s]vice-- 7,a7 a
 p]man5t *ange ( duty /ation2 or  7,b7 a
 *ange 9 homeport ( a vessel1 %ip-bas$  
squadron or /aff1 or mobile unit4  7#g7 

,p]man5t employee ,! t]m p]man5t        
employee does n include an employee :o  
is s]v+ "u a tempor>y appo9tm5t or a t]m
 appo9tm5t4  7b7 ,requirem5t ,n lat] ?an
 #cj days aft] receiv+ a reque/ f a     
cov]$ individual1 ! head ( ! ag5cy      
employ+ ! cov]$ individual %all-- 7#a7  
au?orize ! cov]$ individual to "w       
remotely full-"t if t ag5cy head        
det]m9es t ! duties ( ! cov]$ individual
 d n require ! regul> physical pres5ce (
 ! cov]$ individual 9 ! workplace2  7#b7
 transf] ! cov]$ individual1 if         
qualifi$1 to a position ( equal grade 9 
! ag5cy & 9 ! commut+ area ( ! new duty 
/ation or homeport ( ! sp\se ( ! cov]$  
individual2  7#c7 transf] ! cov]$       
individual1 if qualifi$1 to a remote    
position ( equal grade 9 ! ag5cy2 or    
7#d7 9 ! case ( a cov]$ individual :o is
 n au?oriz$ to "w remotely "u p>agraph  
7#a71 or to be transf]r$ "u p>agraph    
7#b7 or 7#c71 place ! cov]$ individual  
into a nonpay & nonduty /atus = ! great]
 (-- 7,a7 ! duration ( ! s]vice ( !     

sp\se ( ! cov]$ individual at ! new duty
 /ation or homeport ( t sp\se1 z        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72 or  7,b7 !    
p]iod ( #cf consecutive mon?s foll[+ !  
p]man5t *ange ( /ation ( ! sp\se ( !    
cov]$ individual4  7c7 ,non-,encumb]$   
nonpay & nonduty /atus ,a position held 
by a cov]$ individual plac$ into nonpay 
& nonduty /atus "u ?is section-- 7#a7   
%all n be consid]$ to be encumb]$2 &    
7#b7 may be backfill$ by a p]man5t      
employee4  7d7 ,reports  7#a7 ,ag5cy    
reports to ,,opm ,= ea* ( ! fir/ #e full
 fiscal ye>s beg9n+ aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( ea* ag5cy 
%all1 n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! la/   
day ( t fiscal ye>1 submit to !         
,director-- 7,a7 a li/ ( ea* reque/     
receiv$ by t ag5cy head "u subsection   
7b7 dur+ ! applicable fiscal ye>2 &     
7,b7 ! action tak5 by ! ag5cy head "u   
subsection 7b7 ) respect to ea* reque/  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7      
,report to ,congress ,) respect to !    
in=mation receiv$ by ! ,director "u     

p>agraph 7#a7 = a fiscal ye>1 !         
,director %all1 n lat] ?an #aie days    
aft] ! la/ day ( t fiscal ye>1 submit to
 ,congress a report conta9+ all ( t     
in=mation = t fiscal ye>1 :i* %all be   
sort$ by ag5cy4