,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbe    
,mr4 ,com] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,higg9s (   
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 ,mr4 ,biggs ( 
,arizona1 ,mr4 ,cl\d1 ,ms4 ,foxx1 ,mr4  
,langwor?y1 ,mr4 ,crane1 ,mr4 ,palm]1   
,mr4 ,mc,guire1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mr4     
,fallon1 ,mr4 ,burlison1 ,mr4 ,sessions1
 ,mr4 ,jack1 ,mr4 ,bur*ett1 ,ms4        
,boeb]t1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1 & ,ms4 ,gre5e (    
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &  
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to re/ore  
9-p]son "w at ,f$]al ag5cies to n less  
?an pre-p&emic levels1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,/opp+ ,home ,(fice ,"w's           
,unproductive ,problems ,act ( #bjbe or 
! ,,%[ ,,up ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4          
,re9/atem5t ( pre-p&emic telework       
policies1 practices1 & levels =         
,executive ag5cies ,n lat] ?an #cj days 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ea*  
ag5cy %all adopt & apply telework       

policies1 practices1 & levels at ! ag5cy
 t are equival5t to1 or o!rwise p]mit no
 additional levels ( telework ?an1 ^?   
:i* 7 9 effect on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjai1 &
 may n exp& any su* policy1 practice1 or
 level until ! date t an ag5cy plan is  
submitt$ to ,congress ) a c]tification  
by ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel   
,managem5t "u section #c4  #c4 ,/udy1   
plan1 & c]tification reg>d+ ,executive  
ag5cy telework policies1 practices1 &   
levels = ,executive ag5cies  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( ea*      
ag5cy1 9 consultation ) ! ,director1    
%all submit to ,congress-- 7#a7 a /udy  
on ! impacts on ! ag5cy & its mission ( 
exp&+ telework by its employees dur+ !  
,,s>s-,co,v-#b p&emic t comm5c$ 9 #bjai 
& ma9ta9+ su* exp&$ telework !reaft]1   
includ+ an analysis (--  7,a7 any adv]se
 impacts ( t expansion on ! ag5cy's     
p]=mance ( its mission1 includ+ !       
p]=mance ( cu/om] s]vice by ! ag5cy2    
7,b7 any co/s to ! ag5cy dur+ t         

expansion attributable to--  7i7 own+1  
leas+1 or ma9ta9+ und]utiliz$ real      
prop]ty2 or  7ii7 pay+ high] rates (    
locality pay to telework+ employees z a 
result ( incorrectly classify+ su*      
employees z telework]s r ?an remote     
work]s2  7,c7 any degree to :i* ! ag5cy 
fail$ dur+ t expansion to provide       
telework+ employees ) secure network    
capacity1 communications tools1 necess>y
 & secure access to appropriate ag5cy   
data assets & ,f$]al records1 & equipm5t
 suffici5t to enable ea* su* employee to
 be fully productive2  7,d7 any degree  
to :i* t expansion facilitat$ disp]sal (
 ! ag5cy work=ce ar\nd ! ,nation2 &     
7,e7 any o!r impacts ( t expansion t !  
ag5cy or ! ,director consid]s           
appropriate2  7#b7 any ag5cy plan to    
exp& telework policies1 practices1 or   
levels beyond ^? 9 place z a result (   
section #b2 &  7#c7 a c]tification by ! 
,director t su* plan w-- 7,a7 h a       
sub/antial positive effect on--  7i7 !  
p]=mance ( ! ag5cy's mission1 includ+ ! 

p]=mance ( cu/om] s]vice2  7ii7 increas+
 ! level ( disp]sal ( ag5cy p]sonnel    
?r\gh\t ! ,nation2 &  7iii7 ! rev]sal ( 
any adv]se impact set =? pursuant to    
p>agraph 7#a77;,d72  7,b7 sub/antially  
l[] ! ag5cy's co/s ( own+1 leas+1 or    
ma9ta9+ real prop]ty2  7,c7 sub/antially
 l[] ! ag5cy's co/s attributable to pay+
 locality pay to ag5cy p]sonnel work+ f 
locations outside ! pay locality ( _!   
position's (ficial worksite2 &  7,d7    
ensure t telework+ employees w be       
provid$ ) secure network capacity1      
communications tools1 necess>y & secure 
access to appropriate ag5cy data assets 
& ,f$]al records1 & equipm5t suffici5t  
to enable ea* su* employee to be fully  
productive1 )\t sub/antially increas+ ! 
ag5cy's ov]all co/s = secure network    
capacity1 communications tools1 &       
equipm5t4  7b7 ,limitation  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,an ag5cy may n implem5t ! plan   
submitt$ "u subsection 7a77#b7 unless a 
c]tification by ! ,director 0 issu$ "u  
subsection 7a77#c74  7#b7 ,subsequ5t    

plans ,9 ! ev5t an initial ag5cy plan   
submitt$ "u subsection 7a77#b7 fails to 
receive su* c]tification1 ! ag5cy may   
submit to ! ,director subsequ5t plans   
until su* c]tification is receiv$1 &    
submit su* plan & c]tification to       
,congress4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m ,executive ag5cy 9 section #aje (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 except t
 su* t]m does n include ! ,gov]nm5t     
,acc\ntability ,(fice2  7#b7 ! t]m      
,director means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (
 ,p]sonnel ,managem5t2  7#c7 ! t]m      
locality pay means locality pay provid$ 
= "u section #ecjd or #ecjd;a ( su*     
title2 &  7#d7 ! t]ms telework &        
telework+ h ! mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9      
section #feja ( su* title1 & include    
remote "w4