,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ac1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,nunn of ,iowa 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,newhouse7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to provide limitations on ,federal      
teleworking1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this title may be     
cited as the ,back to ,work ,act4  #b4  
,modification of telework requirements  
for ,federal employees  7a7 ,in general 
,chapter #fe of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
section #fejb-- 7,a7 in subsection      
7b77#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by  
striking and at the end2 and  7ii7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
provides that1 subject to subsection    
7d71 an employee may not telework for   
more than #dj percent of the work days  
of the employee per pay period2  7,d7   

shall be reviewed on an annual basis by1
 and be subject to the annual approval  
of1 the head of the executive agency2   
and  7,e7 provides that the executive   
agency1 by using remote technical means 
and other appropriate methods1 will     
monitor and evaluate the applicable     
employee when the employee is engaged in
 telework2  2 and  7,b7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7d7 ,adjustments to
 the permitted number of telework days  
,with respect to the limitation under   
subsection 7b77#b77;,c71 the head of an 
executive agency may-- 7#a7 further     
limit the number of work days per pay   
period that an employee of the executive
 agency may telework based on the       
specific role of the employee or other  
circumstances determined appropriate by 
the head of the executive agency1       
including-- 7,a7 the frequency with     
which the employee needs to access      
classified information2  7,b7 whether   
the employee is newly appointed2 and    
7,c7 whether the employee occupies a    

managerial position within the executive
 agency2 or  7#b7 waive that limitation 
with respect to an employee of the      
executive agency if-- 7,a7 the employee 
is a spouse of-- 7i7 a member of the    
,armed ,forces2 or  7ii7 a ,federal law 
enforcement officer2  7,b7 the employee 
occupies a position-- 7i7 the duties of 
which require-- 7,i7 highly specialized 
expertise2 or  7,,ii7 frequent travel2  
or  7ii7 for which finding qualified    
candidates is challenging2 or  7,c7     
inclement weather or other exigent      
circumstances prevent the employee from 
reaching the worksite of the employee   
during a pay period4  7e7 ,limitations  
on pay ,with respect to any employee who
 has entered into a written agreement   
under subsection 7b77#b71 and           
notwithstanding any other provision of  
this title1 such employee shall-- 7#a7  
not be eligible for any adjustment to   
pay under section #ecjc2 and  7#b7      
receive locality-based comparability    
payments under section #ecjd or #ecjd;a 

at the percentage for the ,rest of      
,united ,states locality pay area4  2   
and  7#b7 in section #fejf1 by adding at
 the end the following3  7e7 ,executive 
agency reports  7#a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this subsection1 and       
annually thereafter1 the head of each   
executive agency shall submit to the    
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,government ,reform of the ,house of    
,representatives a report that          
describes1 for the period covered by the
 report1 the following3 7,a7 ,what      
metrics and methods the executive agency
 uses to determine the productivity of  
employees who telework4  7,b7 ,what     
barriers1 if any1 prevent the executive 
agency from enforcing the limitation    
under section #fejb7;b77#b77;,c7 and any
 initiatives of the executive agency to 
address those barriers4  7,c7 ,any      
negative effects of telework1 including 

whether telework results in increased   
costs1 security vulnerabilities1 lower  
employee morale1 decreased employee     
productivity1 or waste1 fraud1 or abuse4
  7,d7 ,any actions taken by the        
executive agency 7or a detailed         
justification for any lack of action7 in
 response to any findings of1 or        
recommendations made by1 the ,inspector 
,general of the executive agency with   
respect to telework4  7#b7 ,,gao report 
,with respect to each report submitted  
by the head of an executive agency under
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,comptroller       
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
submit an accompanying report that      
evaluates the accuracy and thoroughness 
of the report submitted by the head of  
the executive agency with respect to the
 matters required to be included in the 
report of the executive agency under    
that paragraph4  4  7b7 ,effective date 
,the amendments made by subsection 7a7  
shall take effect on the date that is   
#ahj days after the date of enactment of

 this ,act4