,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ae1 #bjbc,mr4    
,wick] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! head ( ea*   
ag5cy to e/abli% a plan to resume       
9-p]son op]ations1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,return ,employees to ,und]/aff$ ,"w  
,sites to ,reop5 ,n[ ,act ( #bjbc or !  
,,return ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,ag5cy plans
 to resume 9-p]son op]ations  7a7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy 
,! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
section #aja ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7#b7 ,cov]$ agreem5t ,! t]m     
cov]$ agreem5t means an agreem5t betwe5 
an ag5cy & a labor organization t-- 7,a7
 is ent]$ into be=e ! date on :i* !     
ag5cy submits a plan "u subsection      
7b77#a72 &  7,b7 relates to ! resumption
 ( 9-p]son op]ations by ! ag5cy4  7#c7  
,employee ,! t]m employee means an      

employee ( an ag5cy4  7#d7 ,ess5tial    
,gov]nm5t s]vice ,! t]m ess5tial        
,gov]nm5t s]vice1 ) respect to an ag5cy1
 includes-- 7,a7 ! facilitation ( !     
deliv]y1 receipt1 process+1 or issuance 
( a docum5t1 fund1 or p]mit2  7,b7 !    
facilitation ( access to public l&s or  
ano!r public space t is op5 to ! public 
= use2  7,c7 ! conduction ( an 9-p]son  
activity or int]action t is requir$ by  
law to be p]=m$ 9 p]son2 &  7,d7 !      
conduction ( an inspection or o!r       
9-p]son activity t _c be replicat$      
virtually or )\t a physical pres5ce4    
7#e7 ,(ficial "w site ,! t]m (ficial "w 
site means ! place :]e an employee      
works1 or at :i* ! activities ( an      
employee are bas$1 z det]m9$ by !       
employ+ ag5cy4  7#f7 ,remote "w ,! t]m  
remote "w means an arrangem5t "u :i* an 
employee is s*$ul$ to p]=m ! "w ( !     
employee at an alt]native "w site4  7b7 
,plans  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! head ( ea* ag5cy %all submit to       

,congress & publi% on ! website ( !     
ag5cy a plan = ! ag5cy to resume 9-p]son
 op]ations4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,subject to  
p>agraph 7#c71 ! plan ( an ag5cy requir$
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include-- 7,a7 ! 
policy ( ! ag5cy ) respect to p]mitt+   
p]man5t remote "w capabilities =        
employees :o c successfully a*ieve !    
duties ( ^? employees away f ! (ficial  
"w sites ( ^? employees1 :i* %all       
include1 if applicable1 ! policy ( !    
ag5cy "u section #fejb7;a77#a7 ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7,b7          
requirem5ts = employees t1 z "p ( !     
duties ( ^? employees1 h&le orig9al     
docum5ts issu$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t or 
a ,/ate gov]nm5t t conta9 s5sitive or   
private in=mation to return to ! (ficial
 "w sites ( ^? employees2  7,c7 explicit
 guidel9es = protect+ s5sitive or       
private in=mation if any employee       
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 mu/ p]=m    
remote "w2  7,d7 metrics to measure ! "w
 productivity ( employees p]=m+ remote  
"w to id5tify employees t fail to       

fulfill ! duties ( ^? employees2  7,e7 a
 plan to provide ess5tial ,gov]nm5t     
s]vices 9 p]son = individuals 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2  7,f7 a cont+5cy plan 9 ! ev5t 
t ! rate ( ,,covid-#ai transmission     
increases 9 a region 9 :i* (ficial "w   
sites ( employees ( ! ag5cy are locat$1 
:i* %all be bas$ on metrics =           
,,covid-#ai transmission to trigg] !    
cont+5cy plan e/abli%$ by ! ag5cy2  7,g7
 an assurance t ! ag5cy w update !      
physical address ( any employee ( !     
ag5cy :o p]man5tly moves = ! purposes ( 
det]m9+ :e!r ! employee is eligible to  
receive a comp>ability paym5t "u section
 #ecjd ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 
&  7,h7 measures to prep>e = future     
public heal? em]g5cies t c be quickly   
implem5t$ if remote "w becomes necess>y4
  7#c7 ,labor agreem5ts ,if a plan      
submitt$ by an ag5cy "u p>agraph 7#a7   
conflicts ) any provision ( a cov]$     
agreem5t to :i* ! ag5cy is a p>ty1 !    
head ( ! ag5cy %all1 n lat] ?an #fj days
 aft] ! date on :i* ! ag5cy submits !   

plan "u t p>agraph1 aft] consultation ) 
! applicable labor organization1 &      
not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law or      
regulation reg>d+ ! cov]$ agreem5t1     
modify ! cov]$ agreem5t s t ! cov]$     
agreem5t is consi/5t )1 & complies )1 ! 
t]ms ( t plan4  7c7 ,,gsa report ,n lat]
 ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! head ( ea* ag5cy %all submit
 to ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices a  
report on ! physical "w spaces us$ by ! 
ag5cy t recomm5ds ! t]m9ation ( any     
leases ( ! ag5cy = physical "w spaces t 
are und]us$ by ! ag5cy4