,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjbd,mr4     
,romney 7= himself & ,mr4 ,man*97       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 to address telework =     
,f$]al employees1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,back to ,"w ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4         
,telework  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #fe (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #fejb-- 7,a7 9   
subsection 7b77#b7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph  
7,a71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 &  7ii7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 provides  
t1 subject to subsection 7d71 an        
employee may n telework = m ?an #dj     
p]c5t ( ! "w days ( ! employee p] pay   
p]iod2  7,d7 %all be review$ on an      
annual basis by1 & be subject to !      
annual approval (1 ! head ( ! executive 
ag5cy2 &  7,e7 provides t ! executive   

ag5cy1 by us+ remote te*nical means &   
o!r appropriate me?ods1 w monitor &     
evaluate ! applicable employee :5 !     
employee is engag$ 9 telework2  2 &     
7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7    
,adju/m5ts to ! p]mitt$ numb] ( telework
 days ,) respect to ! limitation "u     
subsection 7b77#b77;,c71 ! head ( an    
executive ag5cy may-- 7#a7 fur!r limit !
 numb] ( "w days p] pay p]iod t an      
employee ( ! executive ag5cy may        
telework bas$ on ! specific role ( !    
employee or o!r circum/ances det]m9$    
appropriate by ! head ( ! executive     
ag5cy1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! frequ5cy ) :i* !
 employee ne$s to access classifi$      
in=mation2  7,b7 :e!r ! employee is     
newly appo9t$2 &  7,c7 :e!r ! employee  
occupies a manag]ial position )9 !      
executive ag5cy2 or  7#b7 waive t       
limitation ) respect to an employee ( ! 
executive ag5cy if-- 7,a7 ! employee is 
a sp\se (-- 7i7 a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2
 or  7ii7 a ,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic]2  
7,b7 ! employee occupies a position--   

7i7 ! duties ( :i* require-- 7,i7 highly
 specializ$ exp]tise2 or  7,,ii7 frequ5t
 travel2 or  7ii7 = :i* f9d+ qualifi$   
c&idates is *all5g+2 or  7,c7 inclem5t  
wea!r or o!r exig5t circum/ances prev5t 
! employee f rea*+ ! worksite ( !       
employee dur+ a pay p]iod4  2 &  7#b7 9 
section #fejf1 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7e7 ,executive ag5cy reports   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 &     
annually !reaft]1 ! head ( ea* executive
 ag5cy %all submit to ! ,committee on   
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,ov]sight 
& ,acc\ntability ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives a report t describes1 = 
! p]iod cov]$ by ! report1 ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,:at metrics & me?ods ! executive  
ag5cy uses to det]m9e ! productivity (  
employees :o telework4  7,b7 ,:at       
b>ri]s1 if any1 prev5t ! executive ag5cy
 f en=c+ ! limitation "u section        
#fejb7;b77#b77;,c7 & any initiatives ( !
 executive ag5cy to address ^? b>ri]s4  

7,c7 ,any negative effects ( telework1  
includ+ :e!r telework results 9 increas$
 co/s1 security vuln]abilities1 l[]     
employee morale1 decreas$ employee      
productivity1 or wa/e1 fraud1 or abuse4 
7,d7 ,any actions tak5 by ! executive   
ag5cy 7or a detail$ ju/ification = any  
lack ( action7 9 response to any f9d+s  
(1 or recomm5dations made by1 !         
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! executive ag5cy ) 
respect to telework4  7#b7 ,,gao report 
,) respect to ea* report submitt$ by !  
head ( an executive ag5cy "u p>agraph   
7#a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all submit an accompany+ report 
t evaluates ! accuracy & ?or\ghness ( ! 
report submitt$ by ! head ( ! executive 
ag5cy ) respect to ! matt]s requir$ to  
be includ$ 9 ! report ( ! executive     
ag5cy "u t p>agraph4  4  7b7 ,effective 
date ,! am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 
%all take effect on ! date t is #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4